US EditionAP PHOTOS: Thailand kicks off Pride Month with a parade in Bangkok
- Thailand kicked off Pride Month 2025 with a parade in Bangkok and events across its shopping centres throughout June.
- The celebrations follow growing support for LGBTQIAN+ rights and the expanding rainbow economy driving tourism and lifestyle sectors globally and in Thailand.
- Thailand hosts over six million LGBTQIAN+ people contributing 150 billion baht annually and attracting more than 1.3 million event participants, up from one million in 2024.
- The LGBTQ+ travel industry is expected to grow to approximately US$357 billion by 2025, while Thailand’s medical tourism industry, particularly for gender-affirming surgeries, is anticipated to be valued at 16 billion baht. Events during this period aim to promote inclusion and celebrate cultural diversity.
- The Pride 2025 events underscore Thailand’s role as a leading inclusive destination, potentially boosting its GDP and soft power through cultural and economic impacts.
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AP PHOTOS: Thailand kicks off Pride Month with a parade in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand started its annual celebration Sunday for the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month, with its Pride Parade, the first to be held after Thailand legalized same-sex marriage earlier this year.
Wang Zengyi and Song Jihan, Chinese nationals, celebrated their marriage in Thailand, a country that became one of the few in Asia to recognize same-sex unions. An intimate, deeply symbolic moment that highlights the persistent inequalities in the region. Article A Chinese marriage in Thailand, symbol of hope in the face of restrictions appeared first on Association STOP Homophobia.
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TPN National NewsBangkok Pride Parade 2025 Draws Over 200,000 People, Prime Minister Attends
The Pattaya News =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bangkok- On June 1st, 2025, Bangkok hosted its annual Pride Parade, a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, along Rama I Road. The event, themed “Born This Way,” marked a historic milestone with Thailand’s Marriage Equality Act, effective January 23, 2025, making Thailand the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. Over 200,000 participants and spectators […] Bangkok Pride Parade 2025 Draws Over 200,0…
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