Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Thailand

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Equal
Since 1997
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