Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
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 adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Female equal, male N/A
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