Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 1996
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