Bhutan
For These Buddhist Monks, Sex Ed Starts With Safe Masturbation
“You'd think that it would be awkward, but it turns out it's the opposite.”
Bhutan Vaccinated Almost Everyone In 2 Weeks. Here’s How They Did it.
“We are like the underdog winning the World Cup.”
Bhutan Becomes the Latest Asian Country to Lift Ban on Gay Sex
The amendment still needs the final nod from the king of Bhutan. But the queer community is hailing the move as a victory for their legal rights.
Why It Took Bhutan 21 Years to Send a Film to the Oscars
Filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji shot the film at a remote location with equipment run on solar batteries.
COVID-19 Brings Tobacco 'Legally' to Bhutan, and Smokers Can't be Happier
The Himalayan nation with stringent anti-tobacco laws has temporarily lifted the ban in the wake of the pandemic.
Bhutan Declares Its First Coronavirus Lockdown As Cases Top 100
The Himalayan nation still has the lowest number of coronavirus cases in South Asia.
Three Artists Tell Us What It’s Like To Be Queer, Muslim and Pakistani
Aziz Sohail, Abdullah Qureshi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr are working together to give more visibility to the voices from the LGBTQ community of their country.
I Am a Queer Bhutanese, and My Country Is on Its Way to Scrapping Anti-LGBTQ Laws
“Bhutan has never had a pride parade, and never will because it’s not just the queer community who fights for us, it’s everyone in the country.”
Trump called Nepal “nipple” in a prep session before meeting with India’s prime minister, report says
He's also been calling foreign leaders at odd hours of the night, sources told Politico.
The Most Inspiring, Remote, and Strangest Places We Traveled This Year
What a long, strange year it's been.
This Man Is Helping the Entire Country of Bhutan Go Organic
From 2008 to 2013, Dr. Appachanda Thimmaiah served as the organic agriculture consultant to Bhutan and set in motion a plan to turn the whole country organic by 2020. Spoiler alert: The secret is cow piss.
This ‘Lucky’ Pasta Could Save Bhutan from MSG Noodles
Students from Bhutan’s Royal Thimphu College have created an MSG-free wheat flour pasta shaped to look like the lucky “endless knot” symbol of Buddhist traditions.