Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia, Thailand, & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
65 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
63 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
67 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2008
No censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
IllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
LegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
26% Did not mention homosexuals
74% Mentioned homosexuals
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
86% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
9% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
82% Not a good place
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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