LGBT rights in Thailand

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	(Since 1956)
Equal age of consent	(Since 1997)
Anti-discrimination laws in employment	(Since 2015)
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services	(Since 2015)
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)
Same-sex marriages
Recognition of same-sex couples	(Pending)
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples
Joint adoption by same-sex couples
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military	(Since 2005)
Right to change legal gender	(Pending)
Right to change sex surgically	^[2]
Conversion therapy banned on minors
Homosexuality declassified as an illness	(Since 2002)
Access to IVF for lesbians	^[3]
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
MSMs allowed to donate blood