Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Thailand

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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