LGBT rights in Thailand
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Thailand may face legal challenges that non-LGBT residents don't have to. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Thailand. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples cannot get the same legal protections that opposite-sex couples can.
Thai LGBT people "still [in 2014,] face discrimination affecting their social rights and job opportunities";[1] they also "face difficulty gaining acceptance for non-traditional sexuality, even though the tourism authority has been promoting Thailand as a gay-friendly country".
In May 2009, the Thai Red Cross reaffirmed its ban of men who have sex with males (MSM) becoming blood donors, despite campaigns to change this policy. Gender-Reassignment Operations have been performed in Thailand since 1975, and Thailand is among the most popular destinations globally for patients seeking Gender-Reassignment Operations.
Same-sex sexual activity legal | ![]() |
Equal age of consent | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | ![]() |
Same-sex marriages | ![]() |
Recognition of same-sex couples | ![]() |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | ![]() |
Right to change legal gender | ![]() |
Right to change sex surgically | ![]() |
Conversion therapy banned on minors | ![]() |
Homosexuality declassified as an illness | ![]() |
Access to IVF for lesbians | ![]() |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | ![]() |
MSMs allowed to donate blood | ![]() |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Kamjan, Chananthorn (17 September 2014). "Gays still face a battle, report says". Bangkok Post.
- ↑ "Gender Change". Plastic Surgery Phuket. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Fertility Clinics - Find Reproductive Medicine Centers and Doctors". www.findsurrogatemother.com.