Bhutan — Гей-индекс путешествий 2026

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

Некоторая осторожность #87 of 207

Оценка = Право 40/60 + Сцена 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.

Правовая безопасность · Legal milestones · Сцена на месте · Спланируйте поездку · Частые вопросы

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Правовая безопасность — 40/60 баллов

Криминализация	Legal (2021)
Партнёрство	● Нет not recognised
Защита от дискриминации	● Нет
Признание гендера	Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process
Правоприменение на практике	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 ↗.

Сцена на месте — 9/40 баллов

LGBTQ+ заведений в каталоге

Гей-бары

Гей-сауны

Города со сценой

Прайд-парады

Квир-кинофестивали

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Гей-баров на миллион	—
Саун на миллион	—
Событий на миллион	—
Уровень охвата	A
Оценка сцены	9/40 (исходный индекс сцены 23/100)

Частые вопросы

Безопасно ли в Bhutan для гей-путешественников?

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.

Легальны ли однополые браки в Bhutan?

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

Есть ли гей-сцена в Bhutan?

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