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Additionally, some states protect ''[[Hijra (Indian subcontinent)|hijras]]'', a traditional [[third gender]] population in [[South Asia]] through housing programmes, and offer welfare benefits, pension schemes, free operations in government hospitals as well as other programmes designed to assist them. There are approximately {{lakh|4.8}} transgender people in India as per Census 2011.<ref name="bill" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/07/18/india-prosecute-rampant-honor-killings|title=India: Prosecute Rampant 'Honor' Killings|date=18 July 2010|work=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/sAYrieZdZKEybKzhP8FDbP/Being-LGBT-in-India-Some-home-truths.html|title=Being LGBT in India: Some home truths|last1=Patel|first1=Rashmi|date=27 August 2016|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Livemint.com]]}}</ref>
In the 2010s, LGBT people in India increasingly gained tolerance and acceptance.<ref name="delhi">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/hundreds-join-pride-march-india-gay-sex-illegal-51095191 |title=Hundreds of gay rights activists join pride march in Delhi |date=November 12, 2017 |website=ABC |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112145911/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/hundreds-join-pride-march-india-gay-sex-illegal-51095191 |archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> Amidst strong political movements in favour of LGBT rights, people are more accepting of same-sex relationships, with around three out of four Indians supporting them according to a 2019 opinion poll.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2019|title=Politics and Society Between Elections|url=http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/SitePages/pdf/politics-and-society-between-elections-2019-report.pdf|journal=Regional Political Democracy|volume=2 - Social Identity|pages=88–92}}</ref> India is ranked among the most LGBT-friendly countries in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/india-among-the-most-lgbt-friendly-countries/article67465834.ece | title=India Ranks Among the Most LGBT-Friendly Countries Globally | date=27 October 2023 }}</ref>
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