Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 1986
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