Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Nepal

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
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