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LGBT rights in Bhutan
Bhutan
StatusLegal since 2021
Gender identityNo
MilitaryNo
Discrimination protectionsNo
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo
AdoptionNo

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Bhutan face legal challenges that are not faced by non-LGBT people. Bhutan does not provide any anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people, and same-sex unions are not recognised. However, same-sex sexual activity was decriminalised in Bhutan on 17 February 2021.

In recent years, due to opening up more to the outside world, Bhutanese LGBT people have started to publicly come out and establish visible outlets for the LGBT community. Therefore, attitudes among the general population are changing.[1]

  1. ^ Ryan, Hugh (28 October 2015). "Gay in Nirvana: Bhutan's LGBT Population Emerges from the Shadows". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.

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