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- GAYS THAILAND: IS A LGBT IENDLY UNTRY FOR TOURISM?
- TWO-FACED THAILAND: THE UGLY SI OF 'ASIA’S GAY CAPAL'
- GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI
- THAILAND GAY TRAVEL
- THAILAND’S GAY MUNY HAS A REPRENTATN PROBLEM
- GAY THAILAND
- 10 COUNTRI WH THE BIGGT GAY POPULATNS THE WORLD
GAYS THAILAND: IS A LGBT IENDLY UNTRY FOR TOURISM?
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The prence of Boys Love seri, a unique drama genre that picts homoerotic relatnships between male characters, has creased signifintly recent years.
TWO-FACED THAILAND: THE UGLY SI OF 'ASIA’S GAY CAPAL'
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It was probably the first time Thai entertament history that two boys wh homosexual clatns were featured the lead. Thai Boys Love is a lol appropriatn of yaoi, the Japan-origatg form of homoerotic fictn that revolv around the romantic narrativ between a mascule boy (lled “e”) and a more feme boy (lled “seme”).
GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI
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Uta Boonorana, a medil doctor who’s also an LGBTQ fictn thor known by his psdonyms, Patrick Rangsimant and Mor Tood (“Homo Doctor” Thai). He’s also the md behd GMMTV’s LGBTQ productns, many of which have been praised for their plex and thought-provokg narrativ, cludg Gay OK Bangkok. I have been to que a few untri, and no other have I seen homosexuals live their sexual orientatn so openly.
The reason is that, although daily life Thailand lbians, gays and transgenr people live wh total normaly, Thai law is not as liberal as most of the society. In Thailand, homosexual marriage do not exist for now -although the bate over s legalizatn has been on the table for some time-. The tolerance of Thai society means that gays, lbians and trans -men and women alike- have a relatively ee life to live and exprs themselv as they are.
THAILAND GAY TRAVEL
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And surely that is why Bangkok attracts lns of gay tourists, immigrants and expats search of fun, a eer life or a relatnship that their untri of orig would be rejected, clanste or simply impossible. Although the are nothg but sensatns or beliefs whout much foundatn, this n be extend to gay men, or to anyone who mov away om the heteronormative non.
One time I told a taxi driver that I was gay, and he asked me if I drsed as a woman or if I wanted to be a woman. In fact, this type of discrimatn is rerced by the image that Thai media giv of gay men: ivolo, obssed wh any man who pass by, humoro and foul-mouthed.
The gay ncept is actually imported om the Wt and is que flexible, so sometim overlaps even wh that of kathoey. For example, a gay man Thailand may say that he is not a ‘man’, meang that he is not a heterosexual man.
THAILAND’S GAY MUNY HAS A REPRENTATN PROBLEM
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It don’t occur to me that a Wtern gay man would say the same thg, or accept that the term ‘male’ only appli to straight men. Also, many gay people Thailand tend to intify themselv strongly wh an ‘active’ or ‘passive’ role, somethg that seems que old-fashned the Wt, but not Thailand.
The realy may not be that simple, and realy many gay Thais are versatile, but self-intifitn wh an ‘active’ or ‘passive’ role will help them troduce themselv and relate to their gay iends a particular way. Thai people do not talk to the fay about sex, so is mon that a homosexual man has never explaed at home that he is. Surely behavr, iends, or the lack of girliends at a certa age will make clear that the boy is gay, even if is never verbalized.
Instead, Songkran has bee an unofficial Pri, drawg thoands of gays om all across Asia durg the week of parti and splashy street water fights. Its tourism dtry has been urtg gay travelers for a long time, and the untry is home to many robt LGBTQ muni. Although the ma gay scene is ncentrated Bangkok, the equally betiful getaways Phet, Koh Samet, and Pattaya are also worth a vis for LGBTQ travelers.
GAY THAILAND
If you’re travelg to Thailand as a gay uple, wh your gay iends, or by yourself, you n expect a fun, welg atmosphere and loads of great parti. While gay travelers will generally have no issu travelg here, LGBTQ rights Thailand for lols rema a work progrs.
Silom Soi 2 is where you’ll fd gay clubs and parti, and Silom Soi 4 is where you’ll fd more relaxed bars and dg optns.
10 COUNTRI WH THE BIGGT GAY POPULATNS THE WORLD
Bangkok is Thailand’s most popular tourist statn and has numero amazg attractns outsi of s gay nightlife. Silom Soi 2 is home to most of Bangkok’s gay clubs, and the whole street is almost like a club plex, so you need to pay to get to the street self. Koh Samet is often lled Thailand’s “Gay Island.” Its proximy to Bangkok has helped velop a vibrant gay scene.