Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Samoa

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Unknown
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