Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & North Korea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 2009
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