Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
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
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
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