Same-sex couples in India still can’t protect each other’s money
Despite government clarifications, same-sex couples in India continue to face systemic barriers when attempting to manage joint finances and banking. The lack of legal recognition for marriage or civil unions leaves queer couples without the protections afforded to heterosexual spouses.
Why it matters
It highlights the gap between administrative guidelines and the lived reality of queer individuals, illustrating how legal status impacts basic financial security.
Bengaluru-based Sukanth Rallapati and Vaibhav Dalal have been together for 14 years. They own a piece of land, run a household, and have built, by every measure that matters to them, a family. When they bought that land as an investment a few years ago, both their names were added to the title once the transaction closed. There was no way to record what they were to one another.
The article focuses on the challenges faced by marginalized groups and critiques the inadequacy of current legal and banking frameworks.
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