Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
51% Agree
18% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
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