Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1956
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2025
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 1861
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