Puntuación = Legal 40/60 + Escena 0/40 = 40/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Bhutan ranks #100 of 208 countries and territories in the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, with a composite score of 40/100 — a legal safety component of 40/60 and a scene score of 0/40. Updated 2026-08-17 · release 2026.3.
| Criminalización | Legal (2021) |
|---|---|
| Unión legal | ● No (matrimonio igualitario) |
| Antidiscriminación | ● No |
| Reconocimiento de género | Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process |
| Aplicación en la práctica | Calm — no active persecution documented |
Research note: Psychiatrist certificate route; decriminalized 2021; no persecution — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
| Locales LGBTQ+ listados | 0 |
|---|---|
| Bares gay | 0 |
| Saunas gay | 0 |
| Bares gay por millón | — |
| Saunas por millón | — |
| Eventos por millón | — |
| Ciudades con escena | 0 |
| Marchas del Orgullo | 0 |
| Festivales de cine queer | 0 |
| Grado de cobertura | — |
| Puntuación de escena | 0/40 (índice bruto de escena 0/100) |
Bhutan is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 40/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Bhutan. Overall legal status: Legal (2021).
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Bhutan, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.