Stepping up against discriminationAn LGBTQ couple exchange their wedding vows on Jan 23, 2025, the day the Marriage Equality Act took effect. In its current form, it should be translated as the 'Sex Equality Act'. These Thai laws differentiate between "unjust discrimination" and "just discrimination". Internationally, all forms of discrimination are forbidden, and there is no differentiation between just and unjust discrimination. In particular, the committee advised the country to reform the 'Gender Equality' Act with a "comprehensive definition of discrimination against women, including direct and indirect discrimination, formal and substantive equality, and de jure (in law) and de facto (in fact) equality in the public and private spheres, as well as intersecting forms of discrimination".

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2026 22:47 UTC