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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Thailand may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Thailand is one of the most tolerant countries in Asia in regard to homosexuality. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Thailand, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples. In 2013 Bangkok Post said that "...while Thailand is viewed as a tourist haven for same-sex couples, the reality for locals is that the law, and often public sentiment, is not so liberal." Anjaree is the most prominent gay marriage rights organization. ==Legal status== Private, adult, consensual and non-commercial sodomy was decriminalized in Thailand in 1956.〔Shivananda Khan, , Naz Foundation International, February 2005〕 The age of consent was set at fifteen years. Legal, same-sex attraction or transgenderism were seen as signs of a mental disease or defect. In terms of LGBT issues, changes in attitudes and public policy began to occur in Thailand during the 1990s and, in particular, the early part of the twenty-first century. In 2002, the Thai Ministry of Health publicly declared that homosexuality was no longer to be regarded as a mental illness or disorder.〔(Gay Rights in Thailand 2007 )〕 In 2005, the Thai armed forces lifted its ban on LGBT serving in the military. Prior to this reform, LGBT people were exempted as suffering from a "mental disorder" law of 1954. In 2007, the Thai government broadened the definition of a sexual assault or rape victim to include women and men.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thailand - GlobalGayz )〕 The government also prohibited marital rape, with the law stipulating that women or men can be victims. In May 2009, the Thai Red Cross reaffirmed its ban of men who have sex with men (MSM) from being blood donors, despite prior campaigns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=สภากาชาดปรับเกณฑ์ไม่รับเลือดกลุ่มเกย์-คนสำส่อน หวั่นเป็นแหล่งติดเชื้อ )〕 Since July 2015, the Thai Red Cross allows gay and bi men to donate blood with no deferral period.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=thai red cross reverses ban on gay blood donors - Gay News Asia )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT rights in Thailand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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