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| Region | Thailand |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Sep 9, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 was passed on March 13th, 2015, and came into effect on September 9th, 2015. The act bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2558/A/018/17.PDF |
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- Status is not correct "The law doesn´t protect them. It doesn´t syas explicitly that the persons whith different sexual orientation or gender identity are protected by the law.
https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/th/legal-gender-recognition-in-thailand-2018.pdf"
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description, adding source, and adding a date. Unsure what the previous entry was talking about
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Description | The Thai Constitution (unsure which one) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. | The Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 was passed on March 13th, 2015, and came into effect on September 9th, 2015. The act bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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| Sources | http://homosexuality-ais.wikispaces.com/Thailand-law http://bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/368584/the-two-faces-of-thai-tolerance | https://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2558/A/018/17.PDF |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | The Thai Constitution (unsure which one) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity but there are not any stand alone laws or statutes that prohibit discrimination which continues to occur. | The Thai Constitution (unsure which one) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "Unsure of which constitution? There’s been a bunch of them, if the date is supposed to be correct then you know what constitution you’re referring to. "
- Sources are invalid or broken "All sources are not functional links"
created by bradcoffey106
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Thai Constitution (unsure which one) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity but there are not any stand alone laws or statutes that prohibit discrimination which continues to occur. |
| Sources | http://homosexuality-ais.wikispaces.com/Thailand-law http://bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/368584/the-two-faces-of-thai-tolerance |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Still legal in religious or the national security context
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