Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & China

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 1949
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