Government recognition of their rights and liberties remains a major quest for the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex) community in Thailand and other Asian countries, academics say. The majority of Asian nations have not yet embraced LGBTQI rights. Even though Thailand has seen significant recognition of such rights, society here remains far from equal and just for all genders and sexual orientations. “Just looking at the proportion of males and females in Parliament, we now have 84 per cent male MPs and only 16 per cent female. Nevertheless, Chumaporn said, having openly LGBTQI MPs for the first time in history sheds some hope.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2019 18:00 UTC