Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1957
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
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2015
No 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 1957
N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
42% Agree
23% Disagree
36% Agree
55% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
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