On Saturday (8 March), activists in Chiang Mai staged an International Women’s Day march from Tha Pae gates to the Three Kings Monument carrying signs calling attention to gender equality issues, from abortion rights and the legalization of sex work to calling for support for women facing violence in Myanmar.

After the Marriage Equality Act came into effect on 23 January, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country, and the second in Asia after Taiwan, to legalize marriage registration regardless of gender. While marriage equality marks a positive development for Thailand, there is still a long road ahead, including making sure LGBT police and military officers can express their identities and be considered for career advancement.

28-year-old Myanmar activist Alexander is one of the costume designers participating in the 2024 #BangkokPride parade. We talk to him about the ideas behind his design, how it represents the threats against the LGBTQ community in Myanmar, and the situation after the 2021 military coup.

Parliament on Wednesday (21 February) voted to reject the Move Forward Party (MFP)’s Gender Recognition bill, which proposed to allow trans and non-binary people to change gender markers on their official documents to match their identity.

MPs from the Move Forward Party (MFP) have re-submitted the Marriage Equality bill to parliament to prevent the bill from being automatically dismissed. 

<p>The human right organization Fortify Rights issued a statement today (1 November) calling&nbsp;on the Thai parliament to approve the Marriage Equality bill, which is expected to re-enter parliament during the current legislative session.</p>

<p>The Rainbow Sky Association has said that it will no longer file a defamation charge against Sirisak &lsquo;Ton&rsquo; Chaited for returning its Ardhanarishvara Award.&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.28cm; text-align:left"><span style="background:transparent"><span style="line-height:108%"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="widows:2"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="2"><font style="font-size:11pt"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:12pt">The women, feminist, and LGBTQ+ groups in Thailand helped nonviolent resistance by contributing to a more inclusive movement, through adding gender issues, reinterpreting politics and creating a safe space for participants. They also equipped the campaign with creativity and resilience.&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></font></span></span></span></span></p>

<p>LGBTQ rights activist Nada Chiyajit says she has received threats of violence and transphobic messages after she gave legal assistant to a young transwoman who was allegedly blackmailed by a reporter.</p>

<p>They used to be ridiculed and bullied, but LGBT youths have now emerged among the leaders of Thailand&rsquo;s pro-democracy movement. In this article, Paisarn Likhitpreechakul writes about young LGBT activists in the current wave of student protests.</p>

<p>The Thai Cabinet yesterday (8 July) approved the Civil Partnership bill, which was proposed by the Ministry of Justice to allow for same-sex couples to register their partnership, and has submitted the bill to the House of Representatives Coordination Committee for consideration before it goes before Parliament.</p>