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Added on: 07/26/2020

Thai LGBT activists raise pride flag in anti-government rally

07/25/2020

Hundreds of Thai LGBT activists and allies raised rainbow flags on Saturday evening as they called for democracy and equal rights, the latest in a series of…

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Added on: 07/15/2020

Thailand Is Taking Steps to Recognize Same-Sex Couples. But What About the Rest of Southeast Asia?

07/14/2020

A year ago, Taiwan made history by becoming the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage in a region where any form of legal recognition for same-sex…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Thai cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions

07/08/2020

Thailand’s cabinet approved a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples, in one of the…

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Added on: 06/22/2020

REBEL BUDDHIST MONK ADVOCATES FOR LGBT RIGHTS

06/21/2020

Despite living in a predominantly Buddhist country, and contrary to the majority opinion among believers and the Buddhist hierarchy of his country, the Thai monk Shine Waradhammo…

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Added on: 04/28/2020

Thailand Constitutional Court rejects marriage law petition

04/27/2020

On 31 December 2019, the Constitutional Court of Thailand decided not to accept a petition made by two LGBT couples and the Foundation for SOGI Rights and…

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Added on: 03/12/2020

Seven Asian movies celebrating LGBT romance

03/11/2020

While Hollywood has blockbuster queer films Brokeback Mountain (2005), Moonlight (2016) and Call Me By Your Name (2017), social stigmas and cultural taboos mean that LGBTQ+ characters…

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Added on: 03/08/2020

Transgender queen crowned in Thailand as coronavirus limits crowd

03/07/2020

After temperature checks for contestants and with a smaller crowd than last year because of coronavirus fears, Mexico’s Valentina Fluchaire was crowned in Thailand as winner of…

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Added on: 02/25/2020

LGBT Pattaya Pride festival showcases rights and acceptance

02/24/2020

Pattaya celebrated its LGBT community with the colorful Pattaya International Pride 2020 festival. City tourism advisor Rattanachai Sutidechanai kicked off the Feb. 15 festival with lesbian, gay,…

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Added on: 02/23/2020

Hundreds join colourful Pride Parade in Thai city

02/22/2020

Hundreds of people joined a colourful Pride Parade in Chiang Mai in Thailand on Saturday (February 22nd). The event, which celebrates the LGBT community, has been held…

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Added on: 01/04/2020

Thailand faces LGBT pressure on marriage rights

01/04/2020

Thailand’s blossoming gay community is generating new business opportunities, including bars and cafes. The Tourism Authority of Thailand launched a campaign targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

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Added on: 12/21/2019

Thailand: Activists broaden push for same-sex marriage

12/18/2019

LGBT activists are broadening their push for an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code in a bid to allow people to legally wed, regardless of gender….

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Added on: 11/25/2019

‘Forbidden’ LGBT+ art takes center stage at Thai gallery

11/22/2019

Intimate portraits of friends created by a Chinese artist before he took his own life. An Indian painter’s depiction of life before and after gay sex was…

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Added on: 08/06/2019

Transsexuals more acceptable in Thai society: Nida Poll

08/04/2019

Transsexual people have become more acceptable in Thai society, according to an opinion survey released on Sunday by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll….

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Added on: 06/06/2019

Thailand’s first cohort of transgender MPs make parliamentary history

06/05/2019

Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as one of the first transgender MPs in Thailand, where tolerance for the LGBT community is not…

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Added on: 05/19/2019

Thailand still lags in LGBT issues

05/19/2019

In what appears to be a historic move on LBGT rights, Taiwan has legalised same-sex marriage, with the law sailing through parliament by 66 to 27 votes….

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Added on: 04/01/2019

The LGBT advocate set to be an MP

04/01/2019

Ranked 9th on the Future Forward Party (FFP) list, award-winning filmmaker and LGBT advocate Tanwarin Sukkhapisit will almost certainly become Thailand’s first transgender MP. She has been…

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Added on: 03/26/2019

Political Rocks Stars Turn Up Heat Ahead of Thai Elections

03/23/2019

From an upstart entrepreneur to a transgender person hoping to find a political voice for the LGBT community, this Sundays Thai election is proving inclusive even if…

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Added on: 03/25/2019

Thailand’s transgender politician Pauline Ngarmpring: ‘I do it for future generations’

03/21/2019

On March 24, Thai voters will elect a new parliament, which is set to end five years of direct military rule. 52-year-old Pauline Ngarmpring, a transgender candidate,…

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Added on: 03/14/2019

Thailand’s Tourism Industry Looks to Cash In on Same-Sex Partner Law

03/12/2019

Thailand is advancing same-sex partnership legislation. And one of the nation’s biggest industries, tourism, is paying close attention. Amid an election campaign, a measure that would give…

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Added on: 03/12/2019

American Transgender ‘Woman’ Named ‘Miss International Queen’

03/09/2019

American contestant Jazell Barbie Royale was crowned “Miss International Queen” in Thailand on Friday at a beauty pageant for transgender women, becoming the first person of colour…

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Added on: 03/10/2019

‘I’m ready,’ says first transgender candidate for Thai PM

03/07/2019

Pauline Ngarmpring thought she would take it slow as she began her new life as a transgender woman after transitioning at the age of 49. Instead, three…

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Added on: 03/04/2019

Chiang Mai, Thailand celebrates its first LGBT Pride in a decade

03/01/2019

On 21 February 2019, Chiang Mai celebrated its first LGBT Pride festival since 2009, after the city’s last Pride Parade was cancelled due to harassment from counter-protestors….

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Added on: 02/19/2019

‘We are equal’: Thai party candidate aims to be first transgender Prime Minister

02/15/2019

Pauline Ngarmpring wants to become Thailand’s first transgender prime minister to bring hope to the marginalised and make political life accessible for future LGBT people. As Pinit Ngarmpring,…

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Added on: 02/10/2019

Gay couples to ‘live more freely’ with Thai civil unions

02/07/2019

Luke Cassady-Dorion believed marriage was for “boring” straight people until he met the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with – Tae. But…

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Added on: 01/16/2019

HCMC: Quality Health Care Services Offered for LGBTI Community

01/15/2019

Dr Nguyen Ho Vinh Phuoc of the hospital said: “They can receive services in a private space with respect from the hospital’s health staff.” Nguyen Tan Thu,…

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Added on: 01/14/2019

The hunt for pink dollar

01/12/2019

While marriage equality is yet to clear the legislative thicket, advocates are encouraged by the country’s efforts to woo more LGBTQ tourists The Life Partnership Bill still…

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Added on: 01/13/2019

Three reasons Thailand is winning on same-sex rights in Asia

01/13/2019

Last month, the Thai government supported a bill that would make Thailand the first Asian jurisdiction to allow same-sex civil partnerships (“Thai government approves same-sex civil unions”,…

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Added on: 01/10/2019

Biggest Ever LGBTI Asian Contemporary Art Show Heading to Bangkok

01/09/2019

A Hong Kong-based charity that uses art to fight sexual-orientation discrimination is taking the largest ever LGBT Asian contemporary art exhibition to Bangkok in November. “Spectrosynthesis II”…

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Added on: 12/27/2018

Thailand: PARTNERSHIP BILL MAY STILL NOT PASS NLA

12/26/2018

Opinions are divided on the Life Partnership Bill, which is holding back some rights for same-sex couples, as the bill enters the final phase before becoming law….

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Added on: 12/26/2018

Thailand cabinet approves the first draft of same-sex civil union bill

12/25/2018

Thailand is moving forward in recognizing same-sex couples. Today the cabinet approved the first draft of a bill regulating civil partnerships. This paves the way for Thailand to become…