Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1957
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1957
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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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