Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Laos

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Unknown
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