Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promises same-sex marriage

Thailand has one of Asia's most open and visible LGBTQ+ communities, but many political activists say Thai laws and traditional institutions have yet to reflect changing social attitudes.

BANGKOK, Thailand – The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, June 4, promising to pass a law that would allowThousands of LGBTQ+ people, their allies and political leaders marched through central Bangkok, marking Pride month and promoting gender equality in the second official Pride parade to be held in the country.

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that over 50,000 people joined this year’s Pride parade, more than double the attendance of last year’s event.

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