Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Thailand

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Gender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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