Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Bhutan

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2021
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