Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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