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| Region | Thailand |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1975 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender-affirming care in Thailand is legal. Since the first gender-affirming surgery was performed in 1975, trans people across the world have often gone to Thailand for such care as it is highly affordable compared to most of the world, making it the number one country in sex reassignment surgeries performed. Children are also granted hormone treatment with parental permission. In January 2025, the government also announced that it will invest 145 million baht into gender affirming care. However, it is not yet possible to change gender on official documents. |
| Sources | https://www.placidway.com/article/4933/Transforming-Lives-The-Rise-of-Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-in-Thailand https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-universal-healthcare-covers-gender-affirming-surgery-nhso-confirms https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/health-blog/february-2023/gender-affirming-hormone-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3977439/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/30/thailand-invests-trans-health |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information and a start date.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 1975 |
| Description | Gender-affirming care in Thailand is legal. However, it is not yet possible to change gender on official documents. | Gender-affirming care in Thailand is legal. Since the first gender-affirming surgery was performed in 1975, trans people across the world have often gone to Thailand for such care as it is highly affordable compared to most of the world, making it the number one country in sex reassignment surgeries performed. Children are also granted hormone treatment with parental permission. In January 2025, the government also announced that it will invest 145 million baht into gender affirming care. However, it is not yet possible to change gender on official documents. |
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| Sources | https://www.placidway.com/article/4933/Transforming-Lives-The-Rise-of-Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-in-Thailand https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-universal-healthcare-covers-gender-affirming-surgery-nhso-confirms | https://www.placidway.com/article/4933/Transforming-Lives-The-Rise-of-Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-in-Thailand https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-universal-healthcare-covers-gender-affirming-surgery-nhso-confirms https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/health-blog/february-2023/gender-affirming-hormone-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3977439/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/30/thailand-invests-trans-health |
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edited by Unknownmiles. rearranging description and removing federal law
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| Description | Gender-Affirming Care in Thailand is legal. However, it is not yet possible to change gender officially, even though sex reassignment surgeries are legal. | Gender-affirming care in Thailand is legal. However, it is not yet possible to change gender on official documents. |
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| Federal Law | Yes | No |
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| Status | Legal |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender-Affirming Care in Thailand is legal. However, it is not yet possible to change gender officially, even though sex reassignment surgeries are legal. |
| Sources | https://www.placidway.com/article/4933/Transforming-Lives-The-Rise-of-Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-in-Thailand https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-universal-healthcare-covers-gender-affirming-surgery-nhso-confirms |