Compare LGBT Rights in India & Thailand

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1997
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