In 1957, there were 9 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 2 changes made and 1 in the following year. A total of 84 legal changes were made in the 1950s.
- July 25Serving openly in military becomes ambiguous.there is no laws against LGBT people to serve Military
- July 23
- Blood donations by MSMs becomes banned (indefinite deferral).All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
- Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).In Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison.
- April 12Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998
- January 1Equal age of consent becomes equal.In 1997, the Penal Code Amendment Act set the age of consent in Thailand at 15, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. From 1957, when homosexual sex was decriminalized, until 1997, documentation on age of consent laws is limited, but it does not suggest that the age of consent was applied unequally based on gender or sexuality.
