Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Banned
Since 1885
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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