Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Laos

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Public Opinion
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