Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Thailand

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
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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