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Bangkok Pride Festival
Years active1999-2006, 2022-present
InauguratedOctober 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)
Most recentJune 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)
Next eventJune 1, 2025 (2025-06-01)

Bangkok Pride Festival is an annual series of events which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) life in Bangkok, Thailand. The festival culminates in a pride parade held on Silom Road in June. The event is hosted by Naruemit Pride, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

History

Thailand's first LGBT pride celebration was the “Bangkok Gay Festival", held over Halloween weekend in 1999.

In 2022, "Naruemit Pride 2022" was held as the country's first official pride parade since 2006. Founded by Ann "Waaddao" Chumaporn, the march was supported by Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt.

In 2023, leading opposition candidate Pita Limjaroenrat participated in the parade on 4 June 2023, along with Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

In 2024, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin became the first Thai prime minister to participate in the festival.

The next march is expected to be held 1 June 2025. This will be the first march since the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand on 22 January 2025.

References

  1. ^ "After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success". AP News. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. Bangkok, Chad de Guzman / (2024-06-01). "Bangkok Pride in Full Swing as Marriage Equality Seems Close". TIME. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. "Naruemit Pride flies the rainbow flag on the road to equality". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. "Thailand Celebrates Its 1st Bangkok Gay Pride Festival - The Cambodia Daily". english.cambodiadaily.com. 1999-11-10. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  5. "Bangkok celebrates first Pride parade in 16 years". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. Ratcliffe, Rebecca (2022-06-03). "'Like a bridge that connects us': Pride parade comes to Bangkok amid new hope for LGBT rights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  7. "Thailand: Bangkok sees first LGBTQ Pride march in years – DW – 06/05/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  8. "Organisers collaborate on Bangkok Pride Festival 2024". nationthailand. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  9. "Thailand Kicks off Pride Month With Massive Parade in Bangkok". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  10. Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Siradapuvadol, Navaon (2023-06-03). "'Time of new hope': Optimism is high for Bangkok Pride after Thai elections". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  11. "Thousands join Bangkok Pride Parade". nationthailand. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  12. "'First' as PM set to join Pride". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  13. "Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for Southeast Asia". NBC News. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.


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