Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 1997
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