Compare LGBT Rights in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
47 / 100
69 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
47 / 100
69 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
68 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegalLegal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegalIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Since 2009
LegalLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknownUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknownGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2025
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknownNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualUnknownEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1999
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