Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
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 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Unequal
Since 1972
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
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