Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Bangladesh

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1969
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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