Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Maldives

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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