<p>Thai women, members of the LGBTQ community, and pro-democracy protesters joined a Pride parade on Saturday (7 November) to call for equality for all marginalized groups, as well as for Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha&rsquo;s resignation, a new constitution, and monarchy reform.</p>

<p>The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus issued a <a href="https://aseansogiecaucus.org/statements/asc-statements/149-rainbow-solidarity-towards-democracy#th-version">statement</a> today (26 October), signed by 72 organizations and 152 individuals in 19 countries, calling for ASEAN governments, especially the Thai and Indonesian governments, to stop the violence and listen to the people.&nbsp;</p>

<p>States need to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people do not face discrimination or fear retribution for seeking healthcare amid the COVID-19 crisis, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Friday, as the UN Human Rights Office published a new guidance note for States and other stakeholders on&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/LGBT/LGBTIpeople.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587444734700000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEY-IbLNjicL55z_ozi2faJ14oXVw" href="https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/LGBT/LGBTIpeople.pdf" target="_blank">COVID-19 and the human rights of LGBTI people.</a>&nbsp;</p>