Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Bhutan

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2021
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