Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Public Opinion
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