Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & Laos

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1956
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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