LGBT rights in Bhutan

LGBT rights in Bhutan

Homosexuality is illegal in Bhutan in the penal code of Bhutan (Art. 213 & 214) and is punishable with a prison sentence from between one month to one year. [Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1216. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.]

There are reportedly no known cases of anyone having ever been charged with this petty misdemeanor. Little is known about gay life in Bhutan, as Bhutanese culture does not share the typical western view of heterosexuality and homosexuality. Some people have even called it an openly bisexual society, though this is disputed. [http://www.globalgayz.com/g-bhutan.html]

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