Tier 2 · Accepted in the cities#14 in tier 2
Thailand
Marriage effective 23 January 2025, the first in Southeast Asia.
- Same-sex activity
- Legal
- Recognition
- Same-sex marriage
- Region
- Asia
- Confidence
- High
- Reviewed
- September 2026
Acceptance
Very high public support. Jumped to 41st on the Spartacus index.
Travel advice
Go, and stay in the cities and beach towns on our list. Read the room once you leave them.
Where the boys go
Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai.
Coming up in Thailand
Method
Tiered on the legal status and social acceptance of gay men and LGB people using ILGA World, the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Human Dignity Trust, the Williams Institute, Pew, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index, Equaldex and court rulings. Where two tiers are plausible we choose the more cautious one. How we tier. Last reviewed September 2026.