But in the 2019 election which returned Thailand to civilian rule, a new, youthful reformist party called Future Forward, ...

Thailand's long-awaited same-sex marriage law came into effect, with more than a thousand couples thought to have officially tied the knot already. The legislation comes after years of campaigning, ...

An angry mob of LGBT rights supporters surrounded the home of an alleged bully who scalded a transgender woman with boiling soup in Thailand. The group said they condemn Rasipa Preme Satjawan, 22, who ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage ...

We’ve been together for 22 years. [I’ve wanted to get married] for a long time, but Thailand did not allow marriage for the LGBT community for such a long time. But now I feel so good and so ...

The Public Health Ministry has earmarked funds to be used to provide gender-affirming health care to nearly 200,000 trans ...

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The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious traditions ...

People think they know the answer. Thailand is famously open to and accepting of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. They have long been visible in all walks of life. Thai people are easy ...

BANGKOK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 ...