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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.
The cost of disconnection
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/11/2025
» Over 80% of Thais experience loneliness and it is more common in urban areas, according to the country's first survey by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
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.
Putting numbers to diversity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/06/2025
» Around 1.6 million individuals identify as gender-diverse, according to Thailand's first LGBTI census by Mahidol University and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Welcome to 'year of fact-checking'
News, Published on 03/04/2021
» More than 30,000 people have joined Collaborative Fact Checking (Cofact) Thailand to combat fake news during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stamping out domestic abuse
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/03/2021
» As a spokesperson for the Thammasat University Student Union, Siwakorn Thatsanasorn is sociable and likes to help people out. One day, when she was in her neighbourhood, she noticed a girl who had a head injury and was crying. Out of concern, Siwakorn visited the girl's house and talked to her parents.
Overcoming old-age dilemmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2020
» After having been almost bed-ridden for 10 years, 61-year-old Charan Anusonthi has regained enough mobility to move around more freely thanks to regular physiotherapy sessions at a new rehabilitation facility in his community in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district.
Movies for All
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 14/02/2020
» Chatchai Aphibanpoonpon, founder of Klong Dinsor, is the man behind Pannana, an app that helps blind people enjoy movies through audio description. The 35-year-old Thammasat alumnus talks about his mission to better the lives of people with disabilities through several projects.
Gen Z's craze for internet 'risky'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2018
» The youth who make up Thailand's Gen Z now spend on average five hours a day online, which is three times above the global average, heightening concern over how this might negatively affect their personality and mental health, experts warned.