Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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