*Apple’s Story: A Lesbian in Thailand from Bounding over our steps, "I told my mother and at first she didn’t respond at all so I knew that she was not happy. She began to be teased by other villagers about me, saying things like “You have a son, not a daughter”. She became angry and threw me out, so I left."
*'I am not here to entertain': meet Thailand's first transgender MP from the Guardian, Apr 2019. “When I got the seat, some people still said that I will just be an entertainer in parliament. But I am not here to entertain, I am here because I got elected, meaning I have the same honour and am equal to every other MP.”
* ‘LGBTQ people are also humans’: Thai Buddhist monk backs equality from Hindustan times, Aug 2020. “Monks generally avoid talking about LGBT and gender issues, but we should be talking about issues that affect society, and religious teachings have to reflect the present times - otherwise religion becomes a dinosaur.”
*Be inspired by these Thai transgender models’ stories from Dazed digital, Dec 2015. "After one month my breasts really started hurting and then growing, so I strapped them up. But when my Dad discovered what I was doing he didn’t understand, so I had to leave home for a while.”
*Lost in transition: how it really feels to be transgender in Thailand from South China Morning Post, Dec 2018. "It made him wonder if something else might be going on. Was there another reason he felt different from his peers? Was he trapped in the wrong body?"
OUTBKK - "It is a non-profit, non-governmental, community based organization. It as a project was founded in order to address and serve the many multi-faceted needs of the LGBTIQ+ community within Bangkok, as well as the LGBTI+ community in Thailand as a whole."
Miss Tiffany's Universe - "The Biggest & Most Well-Respected Beauty Pageant for Thai Transvestites & Transgender Organised by Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co.,Ltd"
A Brief History of Thailand's Transgender Community, The culture trip, 27 April 2017
An LGBTI Oasis? Discrimination in Thailand, THE DIPLOMAT, 1 November 2016
Thailand introduces first law to protect LGBT people, Pink News, 10 September, 2015
Two decade-long battle for same-sex marriage in Thailand | Thaiger (thethaiger.com) Thaiger, Apr 17 2022
Thai cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions | Reuters , Thailand’s cabinet approved a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples.couples able to adopt a child and afforded rights to inheritance and joint property ownership. Reuters, July 8 2020
Cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions (bangkokpost.com) , Some called it "fake" equality as it stops short of calling it marriage. It does not grant all the rights and benefits applicable to male-female couples, such as entitlements to spousal benefits, some forms of state welfare and tax exemptions. Bangkok Post, 8 July 2020
Subtle meanings behind Thai Constitutional Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage (nationthailand.com) The ruling explained that the tradition of marriage is only preserved for heterosexual men and women, and that “different species” should be “treated differently” because same-sex marriage defies the laws of nature and family. The Cabinet approved the Civil Partnership Bill, making it a promising stepping-stone for same-sex marriage in the future. However, the bill was rejected in Parliament. The Nation Thailand, Dec 3 2021
タイ国会で結婚平等法案が提出されていますが、政府はシビルパートナーシップ法を通す意向です, Pride Japan, Jun 10 2022
Thailand: Pass Marriage Equality Bill, Protect LGBTI+ Rights - Fortify Rights Earlier this year, Thailand’s House of Representatives approved both the draft Act for Amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code—commonly known as the marriage equality bill—and the draft Civil Partnership Act following their first readings on June 15, 2022. Both bills are now undergoing revisions as the National Assembly edges closer to its termination. Fortify Rights, Sep 22 2022