- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Bhutan is not legal.
Current status
Since Aug 11, 2004
Since Aug 11, 2004
Not legal
There is currently no legal recognition for same sex couples.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bhutan is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Bhutan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Bhutan is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Vague.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bhutan is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Bhutan is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 14, 2006
Since Dec 14, 2006
No protections
No protection exists for sexual orientation and gender identity under the current constitution.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bhutan is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 26, 2018
Since Mar 26, 2018
No protections
Gay people or transgender people are misunderstood.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bhutan is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 26, 2018
Since Mar 26, 2018
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there. As well LGBT people are considered taboo.
Same-sex adoption in Bhutan is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Bhutan is legal.
Current status
Legal
No laws restricting or discharging of lgbt people. As well very little discrimination and violence.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bhutan is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no blood donation restrictions for MSMs in Bhutan.
Conversion therapy in Bhutan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Bhutan is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of 14 years.
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