Compare LGBT Rights in China & Thailand

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1997
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