Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
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