Compare LGBT Rights in India & Thailand

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
42% Agree
23% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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