Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia, Thailand, & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
65 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
63 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
67 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
IllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
LegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal 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 only
Since 1826
Legal
Since 2025
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
40% Did not mention homosexuals
60% 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)
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
16% Support
65% Against
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
24% Agree
65% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
21% Agree
51% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
75% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
9% Yes
86% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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