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#PrideMonth: The fight for LGBTIQ+ rights in Thailand is still a long way to go!

Writer's picture: Manushya FoundationManushya Foundation


#PrideMonth 🌈 We Celebrate, We Advocate. The fight for LGBTIQ+ rights in Thailand is still a long way to go!


(English below)

ðŸģïļâ€ðŸŒˆ āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļ“āļĢāļ‡āļ„āđŒ āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ•āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ™āļąāļāļĢāļđāđ‰ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĢāļđāđ‰ āđāļ•āđˆāļĒāļąāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ•āđ‡āļĄāđ„āļ›āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļ™āļļāļāļŠāļ™āļēāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ‰āļĨāļīāļĄāļ‰āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āđ€āļ­āļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļ“āđŒ āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āđ‚āļĒāļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļąāļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāđƒāļ™āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡ āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđ€āļĢāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“ "āļ•āđ‰āļ™" āļĻāļīāļĢāļīāļĻāļąāļāļ”āļīāđŒ āđ„āļŠāļĒāđ€āļ—āļĻ āļŠāļĄāļēāļŠāļīāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĄāļđāļĨāļ™āļīāļ˜āļīāļĄāļēāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļ° āļ™āļąāļāļāļīāļˆāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļ­āļīāļŠāļĢāļ°āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļĻ āđāļĨāļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļđāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢ āļŠāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļēāļāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ—āļļāļāļ„āļ™āļ•āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ™āļąāļāļ–āļķāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđƒāļ™āļ•āļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđāļĨāļ°āđƒāļ™āļ—āļļāļāļ§āļąāļ™ āļ™āļĩāđˆāļ„āļ·āļ­āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āđ„āļ§āđ‰:


“āļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļĒāļąāļ‡āđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāļœāļīāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē ‘āđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ—āļĒāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ„āđŒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ LGBTIQ+’ āđāļ•āđˆāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āđ„āļ—āļĒāļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļšāļ­āļąāļ•āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļ“āđŒāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļĻāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļžāļĻāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļāļēāļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āđ† āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡ āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§ #āļŠāļĄāļĢāļŠāđ€āļ—āđˆāļēāđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļĄ āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāļāļēāļĢāļ„āļļāļāļ„āļēāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļĢāđ‰āļēāļĒāļĢāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĒāļ­āļąāļ™āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĨāļĩāļĒāļ”āļŠāļąāļ‡ LGBTIQ+ āļĒāļąāļ‡āļ„āļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđ€āļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ‚āļēāļ”āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāđƒāļ™āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļąāļ™āđ€āļ­āļ‡â€


“āļ„āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļĻāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļ­āļāđ€āļŦāļ™āļ·āļ­āļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ™āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™ āđāļ„āđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļēāļ„āļ§āļĢāļˆāļ°āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļ™āļ°āļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāđŒâ€


#WeAreManushyan â™ūïļ Equal Human Beings


✊🏞 āļĄāļđāļĨāļ™āļīāļ˜āļīāļĄāļēāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļ°āļˆāļ°āļ‚āļ­āļĒāļ·āļ™āļŦāļĒāļąāļ”āđ€āļ„āļĩāļĒāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļŠāļļāļĄāļŠāļ™ LGBTIQ+ āđ€āļŠāļĄāļ­ āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĢāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŠāļ™āļąāļšāļŠāļ™āļļāļ™āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄ LGBTIQ+ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāļ™āđ‡āļ”āđ€āļŦāļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļĒāļ•āļĨāļ­āļ”āļĄāļē āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻ āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ§āđˆāļēāļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ–āļķāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđˆāļēāđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļĄāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāđ€āļ—āđˆāļēāđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļĄāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļ•āđˆāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ āļ”āļđāđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĢāļēāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĢāļđāđ‰āđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄ LGBTIQ+ āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļœāļŠāļīāļāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰ âĪĩïļ

 

ðŸģïļâ€ðŸŒˆ A month of advocacy, awareness-raising, and learning but also a month full of fun and celebration of diversity, authenticity, kindness, and understanding! To kick-off, we asked our amazing Board Member, LGBTIQ+ pro-democracy activist and sex worker rights defender Sirisak "Ton" Chaited for a message that should be shared for everyone to hear. Here's what he said!👇🏞


"Society thinks that Thailand is an 'LGBTIQ+ Paradise', but the truth is, Thailand still lacks legal gender recognition of LGBTIQ+ people. Consequently, LGBTIQ+ people can't enjoy their basic human rights in many aspects, the right to #MarriageEquality and family establishment, for example. Gender-based harassment and hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people are also common in the country because there's still a lack of respect and understanding of diversity and inclusion at both the legal and public levels."


"The LGBTIQ+ community never asked for special treatment. All we want is to be treated as Equal Human Beings as we deserve."


#WeAreManushyan â™ūïļ Equal Human Beings


Manushya Foundation will always stand with the LGBTIQ+ community, and we have been tirelessly advocating for the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons in Thailand and abroad, be it equal access to health care or equal marriage! Have a look at some of our materials and learn more about issues LGBTIQ+ individuals face! âĪĩïļ


👉🏞 Read our UPR Advocacy Factsheet on the Situation of LGBTIQ+ Persons, including LGBTIQ+ Children and Youth here: https://bit.ly/3L7GSe2


👉🏞 Read our Joint UPR Submissions to Thailand's Universal Periodic Review on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression and Sexual Characteristics Rights in Thailand and on the Rights of LGBTIQ+ Youth and Children


👉🏞 Do you know what the difference is between equal marriage and civil partnership? Have a look at our post about Equal Marriage! Access here.





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