Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Bhutan

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2021
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