Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Thailand

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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