Yangchen C Rinzin

Yangchen C Rinzin is a research fellow at the Centre for Bhutan and Gross National Happiness Studies. She has been a journalist with Kuensel, Bhutan’s only English-language daily, for the past 13 years. She has won the annual journalism award in Bhutan twice.

Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap

Bhutan celebrated the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2021 but LGBTIQ+ activists are pushing for the legal recognition of all gender identities and marriage equality

Nov 21, 2023

The path to women’s political participation in Bhutan

In Bhutan’s 2023 National Council elections, only one woman was elected to the NC from a female population of around 360,000. Despite progress in recent years, women still face challenges to political participation.

May 08, 2023

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