Bhutan — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

Name: Bhutan — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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49/100

Qualche cautela #87 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 40/60 + Scena 9/40 = 49/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Pianifica il tuo viaggio · Domande frequenti

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Sicurezza legale — 40/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Legal (2021)
Unione legale	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminazione	● No
Riconoscimento di genere	Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process
Applicazione nella pratica	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).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

2004The Penal Code criminalized "unnatural sex", exposing consensual same-sex intimacy to up to one year's imprisonment. ↗
2019The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to repeal the provisions criminalizing same-sex relations. ↗
2020A joint sitting of Parliament passed the decriminalization bill with 63 votes in favor and none against. ↗
2021The King signed the bill into law in February, formally decriminalizing same-sex relations. ↗
TodaySame-sex relations were legal, though marriage remained unrecognized and comprehensive anti-discrimination laws were still absent. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

La scena sul posto — 9/40 punti

Locali LGBTQ+ elencati

Bar gay

Saune gay

Città con una scena

Parate del Pride

Festival di cinema queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bar gay per milione	—
Saune per milione	—
Eventi per milione	—
Grado di copertura	A
Punteggio della scena	9/40 (indice grezzo della scena 23/100)

Domande frequenti

Bhutan è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

Bhutan is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 49/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.

Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in Bhutan?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Bhutan. Overall legal status: Legal (2021).

C’è una scena gay in Bhutan?

Bhutan has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 9 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.