Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
22% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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