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"; 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 15px|Yes (Since 1956) Equal age of consent 15px|Yes (Since 1997) Anti-discrimination laws in employment 15px|Yes (Since 2015) Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services 15px|Yes (Since 2015) Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) 15px|No  Same-sex marriages 15px|No Recognition of same-sex couples 15px|No (Pending) Step-child adoption by same-sex couples 15px|No  Joint adoption by same-sex couples 15px|No Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military 15px|Yes (Since 2005)  Right to change legal gender 15px|No (Pending) Right to change sex surgically 15px|Yes Conversion therapy banned on minors  15px|Yes Homosexuality declassified as an illness 15px|Yes (Since 2002)  Access to IVF for lesbians 15px|Yes  Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples 15px|No  MSMs allowed to donate blood 15px|No

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