Compare LGBT Rights in Thailand & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2008
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
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1999
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