The paper focuses on the progression of queer rights in the contemporary era while placing special emphasis on the lived experiences of the intersex population. It examines the status of queer rights in the United Kingdom and India. The primary objective is to trace the timeline of the queer rights movement in the aforementioned regions, and draw out a contrast between the public policy and approach towards this pressing agenda by the two nations. ‘Sex’, refers to the sex (male or female) assigned to a child at birth, most often based on the child's external anatomy. Sexual orientation, read ‘sexuality’ refers to an inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Gender identity refers to one’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. Throughout this paper, the word ‘Queer’ is used to express a spectrum of identities and orientations that are counter to the mainstream. The methodology used is comparative analysis, and the parameters for the same, are as follows: religion, marriage and adoption, public discourse and social movements, and governmental laws and policies. The paper aims to fulfil its objectives through the analysis of the comparison drawn between the two nations.

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Keywords: LDBTQ+, Queer, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Intersex Population.