For all of Thailand's general tolerance of LGBT people, getting equal rights, including marriage, required a determined campaign to change attitudes in Thai officialdom and society.

Tourist in Thailand Allegedly Killed Transgender Sex Worker, Cut Out Heart & Breast Implants. A Chinese man visiting Thailand is accused of killing a Thai woman after she refused to have sex with ...

Hundreds of same-sex couples in Thailand tied the knot on Thursday as a landmark legislation took effect, making it the first nation in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality.. Thailand’s ...

On the face of it, Thailand is LGBT friendly. It has taken steps to become the first country in the region to legalize same-sex unions and its tourism sector famously welcomes the pink dollar.

Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’ Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many of whom have been ...

A Thai media tycoon and transgender rights advocate has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, according to her company, which will now host the international beauty pageant.

According to Thailand’s 1954 Military Service Act, men are eligible for military service at the age of 21. In the active Thai military, soldiers typically serve for two years.

Thailand’s famed acceptance of LGBTQ+ visitors stems from the prominence of gay and transgender representation in the country’s popular media and culture since the 1950s.

Thailand is only the third jurisdiction in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, following Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal in 2023. And while other countries are making progress towards equal rights, some ...

Instead, “opposition to same-sex marriage was mainly concentrated among Thailand’s small Muslim minority,” noted The Nation, a Thai English-language news publication.. Not mentioned was ...