Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Not legal
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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