Compare LGBT Rights in Philippines & Thailand

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyGender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Did not mention homosexuals
18% Mentioned homosexuals
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
19% Justifiable
40% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
37% Agree
44% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
73% Yes
24% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
21% Justifiable
44% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
73% Yes
26% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
58% Good place
38% Not a good place
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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