Gay upl to 'live more eely' wh Thai civil unns | Rters

Contents:

• HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
• THE BTER TTH BEHD THAILAND'S GAY-IENDLY IMAGE
• WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY?
• THAI GAY ACTIVISTS RAISE PRI FLAGS BANGKOK
• GAY UPL TO 'LIVE MORE EELY' WH THAI CIVIL UNNS
• BEG GAY: WHERE N LEAD TO PRISON OR EVEN ATH

HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY

A urt Thailand has led that laws should be expand to guarantee greater rights for lbian, gay, transgenr, bisexual and queer dividuals but stopped short of grantg marriage Constutnal Court said the current marriage bill that only regniz heterosexual upl is nstutnal, but add the ernment and parliament “should draft laws that guarantee the rights for genr diverse people, ” acrdg to a statement on Wednday. Known for s stunng beach, spectacular templ and fun-lovg atmosphere, Gay Thailand is a dream lotn for many. Then there’s Bangkok, the hectic, glor, crowd pal cy, known worldwi as one of the most gay-iendly ci on the pla.

It’s partly this reputatn of Bangkok’s that brgs gay travellers here drov – but what is the real suatn wh LGBT rights Thailand? While Thailand has long been seen as a gay tourist’s paradise, the suatn for lols might not be as tolerant. Although there have been attempts to legalize gay marriage the past, they have always stalled (most recently 2014).

THE BTER TTH BEHD THAILAND'S GAY-IENDLY IMAGE

There is a huge difference between the perceptn of the untry among gay tourists and the realy of the social suatn of LGBT rights Thailand. Although the Tourism Board has actively urted gay tourism, reports have shown that LGBT groups face regular discrimatn.

Many gay men and women hi their sexual orientatn at work as is felt lims their opportuni more ‘nventnal’ reers. When to meangful suatns, Thai society seems to have problems embracg gay rights. A 2015 poll, rried out the same year the anti-discrimatn laws were fally passed, found that nearly 89% of Thais would accept LGBT lleagu, 80% would not md if a fay member was LGBT and 60% were favour of legalizg gay marriage.

WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY?

For gay travellers, they n go and have an amazg time whout worryg about the plex suatn for LGBT rights Thailand.

THAI GAY ACTIVISTS RAISE PRI FLAGS BANGKOK

Public displays of affectn are generally owned upon whether they’re between heterosexual or homosexual upl. Asia’s gayt cy is a fast-paced phony of amazg food, iendly people and the wilst gay nightlife travellers are likely to experience. There are clubs, bars, barets, karaoke nights, drag shows and more all tered to the gay muny.

For those lookg for a slightly more low-key optn (this uld be only very slightly), Pattaya offers great nightlife and gay beach, tropil Phet is somewhere to lie by the sea durg the day and dance on the beach all night; and of urse, there are plenty more geo beach and islands to hop around on that are more off the beaten track. For those travellers who prefer the mountas to the beach, Thailand’s send-biggt cy Chiang Mai the North has a spirual atmosphere and stunng scenery, although the gay scene is somewhat subdued.

As is often the se, the choice of fdg gay-iendly acmodatn is pletely pennt on where travellers are visg. Generally speakg, Thailand there should be no problems wh fdg welg and fortable gay-iendly acmodatn the areas mentned above. In Bangkok, there are naturally plenty of gay hotels and hostels, mostly near where the gay nightlife scene is.

GAY UPL TO 'LIVE MORE EELY' WH THAI CIVIL UNNS

As well-tablished gay playgrounds, there are gog to be plenty of rorts, hotels and hostels terg to LGBT travellers. For LGBT travellers who want to tap to the gay scene Thailand more, then we would of urse remend several nights out Bangkok. Silom has most of the gay bars and clubs, on Silom Soi 4 and 2 rpectively.

BEG GAY: WHERE N LEAD TO PRISON OR EVEN ATH

Chiang Mai has some nice gay bars and a uple of pretty wild all-night dance parti. There are, of urse, also the optns of sensual male massag and trips to the gay snas Bangkok.