Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipFine as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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