Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)

The equal marriage bill is expected to come into effect next year, the president of the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Kittinun Daramadhaj, said.His remarks came after drafts of a series of four bills that address issues of gender and propose marriage equality passed the ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a bill amending the Civil and Commercial Code, so same-sex couples can marry and have the same legal protections and privileges as straight couples.Deputy government spokesman Karom Polpornklang said the amendment bill proposed by the Justice Ministry seeks to allow ...

The cabinet has approved the Civil Partnership Bill, which allows same-sex couples to register their partnership, and legal amendments after being vetted by the Council of State.Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Tuesday that the cabinet earlier endorsed the draft bill, which was sponsored ...

Advocacy groups and gender equality academics are drafting a LGBTIQN+ Wellbeing Strategy Plan, the country’s first master plan to deal with discrimination against gender identities that fall outside the traditional binary of masculine and feminine.“They [LGBTIQN+ people] are constantly discriminated against and bullied in our ...

Thammasat University announced on Monday (June 8) that it would allow students to dress in accordance with the gender with which they identify.The announcement, which was signed by rector Associate Professor Kesinee Vitoonchart, said the new rule applies to students when in a classroom, taking ...

Local LGBT activists submitted a legal challenge to the Constitutional Court on Friday in a bid to change laws that limit marriage to between a man and a woman, the latest in a series of attempts to achieve marriage equality in Asia.The definition of marriage ...

The Thai justice minister is insisting that draft legislation for civil partnerships of same-sex couples won’t be rushed and that the department is waiting for public feedback on the proposal.Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin says the process will take time as it requires “careful deliberation to ...

LGBT rights campaigners and activists have petitioned a House committee to usher in a panel that monitors gender protections.The petition was submitted to Thanikan Ponpongsaroj, spokeswoman of a committee responsible for drafting the rules governing the meeting of the House of Representatives.Keep reading ...

The annual military drafts are being held around the country until April 12 and members of the Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights are also on a mission to provide transgender with all the information they need to prepare for the occasion.Keep reading ...

In keeping with the Kingdom’s progressive stance on LGBTQ rights, a major art exhibition exploring gender rights in Asia is to be staged in the capital.“Spectrosynthesis II- Exposure of Tolerance: LGBTQ in Southeast Asia”, the largest-ever survey of regional contemporary art, will explore gender issues ...