Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & Singapore

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1992
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2023
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
74% Did not mention homosexuals
26% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
59% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
42% Agree
23% Disagree
28% Agree
39% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
54% 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
Region not surveyed
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