Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.
Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as "Mr".
The agreement with the new festival comes after dozens of performers were left unpaid last year.
Many veterans are currently not eligible for the full payment as they were not formally discharged.
Chapal Bhaduri was Bengal’s biggest stage queen - until women arrived and the spotlight moved on.
The organisation has been in a protracted legal battle with its former chief executive.
The new law imposes a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and criminalises the "promotion" of same-sex relations.
It sided 8-1 with a therapist from Colorado Springs who argued the ban violated her free speech rights.
A reparations scheme offers up to £70k to those who were forced to leave the military for being gay.
