Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Maldives

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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