Entry #2957: Conversion therapy in Thailand

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RegionThailand
IssueConversion therapy
StatusNot banned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Thailand, conversion therapy is not banned, and there are reports of involuntary and coercive practices targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. According to a 2022 Human Rights report by the United States Department of State, Thai government agencies have been accused of forcing conversion therapy on LGBTQI+ people, especially children and juveniles. Marriage Equality Network reports that conversion therapy is usually forced onto individuals by their family or religious communities.

Individuals born male have been forced into military training or monkhood, and some individuals born female have experienced "corrective" rape or forced childbirth.

Intersex Thailand reports that some intersex people were forced into irreversible nonconsensual genital surgeries.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/thailand/


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edited by danlev. Adding more details -- could use additional sources.

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DescriptionNot criminalized in Thailand.In Thailand, conversion therapy is not banned, and there are reports of involuntary and coercive practices targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. According to a 2022 Human Rights report by the United States Department of State, Thai government agencies have been accused of forcing conversion therapy on LGBTQI+ people, especially children and juveniles. Marriage Equality Network reports that conversion therapy is usually forced onto individuals by their family or religious communities.

Individuals born male have been forced into military training or monkhood, and some individuals born female have experienced "corrective" rape or forced childbirth.

Intersex Thailand reports that some intersex people were forced into irreversible nonconsensual genital surgeries.
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Not criminalized in Thailand. In Thailand, conversion therapy is not banned, and there are reports of involuntary and coercive practices targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. According to a 2022 Human Rights report by the United States Department of State, Thai government agencies have been accused of forcing conversion therapy on LGBTQI+ people, especially children and juveniles. Marriage Equality Network reports that conversion therapy is usually forced onto individuals by their family or religious communities. Individuals born male have been forced into military training or monkhood, and some individuals born female have experienced "corrective" rape or forced childbirth. Intersex Thailand reports that some intersex people were forced into irreversible nonconsensual genital surgeries.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/thailand/

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Value(REMOVED)Not banned
Special StatusAmbiguousNot banned
DescriptionUnknown.Not criminalized in Thailand.
SourcesNo

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ValueNot banned(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
DescriptionConversion therapy ban pending.Unknown.

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DescriptionNoConversion therapy ban pending.

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Value(REMOVED)Not banned
Special StatusAmbiguous(REMOVED)
Descriptionnot clear.No

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ValueNot banned(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
Descriptionas far as I know.not clear.

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Value(REMOVED)Not banned
Special StatusAmbiguous(REMOVED)
DescriptionNo information on this.as far as I know.

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ValueNot banned(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
DescriptionNoNo information on this.

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Original entry
StatusNot banned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo