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Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Pride in action
Life, Published on 30/06/2025
» From donning rainbow-coloured outfits to marching in the annual Pride parade or cheering glamorous idols from favourite Boys' Love (BL) series, the Thai LGBTI community has advanced from making themselves seen and heard to making policy changes that foster a more equal and inclusive society.
A new era for love
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2025
» Thousands of marchers painted the heart of Bangkok in rainbow colours earlier this month. Despite their smile, Rungtiwa Tangkanopas and Panlawee Jongtangsatjatham, a lesbian couple, have given blood, sweat and tears in their fight for the right to family.
Petition filed in push for equal citizenship
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/03/2025
» A petition has been submitted to allow LGBTI individuals to obtain Thai citizenship in response to the Marriage Equality Law, according to the Secretariat of the House of Representatives.
Redefining family
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/02/2025
» Since Thailand's equal marriage law took effect last month, thousands of LGBTI couples have been granted the right to start family life. The enactment of this legal milestone, along with push for an amendment to surrogacy, is paving the way for redefining what a family is.
Siblings divided by law
Life, Aspen Anderson, Published on 09/09/2024
» The recent passage of the Marriage Equality bill in Thailand marks a historic shift towards greater inclusivity. Yet, for many same-sex couples, the journey towards full legal recognition remains incomplete.
Cuba votes to legalise same-sex marriage, surrogacy
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» HAVANA: Cubans voted to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption as well as surrogate pregnancies in a referendum over the weekend, the communist country's electoral officials said Monday.
On the road to equality
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/09/2022
» Joyce Teng remembers the day when Taiwan's parliament passed the same-sex marriage bill in 2019, making it the first country in Asia to recognise such a union. Thousands of supporters erupted in joy outside the parliament building in the capital.
Pitfalls on path to equality
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/02/2022
» In the future, the family frontier will be expanded. The declining population is posing a challenge to the country in the midst of a brain drain due to political conflict. Given the demographic crisis, public health officials are seeking an amendment to allow commercial surrogacy. However, the slow progress of the marriage law for same-sex couples can put their desire for parenthood on hold.
Jogger sounds drug alert, a surrogate's tale, painter's pride
News, Mae Moo, Published on 28/06/2020
» Date rape drug turns up in park