Compare LGBT Rights in Philippines, Thailand, & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
65 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
63 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
67 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2007
IllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1992
LegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2014
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2014
Gender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2014
Gender 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 militaryLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1999
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
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
19% Justifiable
40% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
37% Agree
44% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
73% Yes
24% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
21% Justifiable
44% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
73% Yes
26% No
Region not surveyed
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
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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