Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1963
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 adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
Since 1861
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