News Forum - Pride Month kicks off with Rainbow Runway in Bangkok (video)

[Thaiger]

Pride Month celebrations kicked off with grandeur on the 80-metre Rainbow Runway at the centralwOrld Rhythm of Pride 2024 event held at CentralWorld in Bangkok. The event underscored diversity and equality for the LGBTQ+ community, marking a significant celebration in the heart of Bangkok. The highlight of the event was Metinee Kingpayome, a prominent figure … …

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[LeReynard]

This is not done for Thai people, and illustrates how foreigners see Western people.

[Pinetree]

3 hours ago, LeReynard said:

This is not done for Thai people, and illustrates how foreigners see Western people.

So who are the 'foreigners' in your comment? 

[rattlesnake]

3 hours ago, LeReynard said:

This is not done for Thai people, and illustrates how foreigners see Western people.

Indeed, there is no need for such awareness-rasing in what is perhaps the most gay/trans-friendly country in the world. I recall seeing a rainbow-coloured, conspicuous "safe space" in a Thai bar recently, I am sure 99% of the customers there don't know what a "safe space" is and don't care, nor is there a need for one.

[Ikariotiko]

June is Pride Month?

What is July, Greed Month? To be followed by Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony and Sloth months.

It could be a good year for deadly sins in 2024 ....

[LeReynard]

7 hours ago, Pinetree said:

So who are the 'foreigners' in your comment? 

Well I'm not ethnic Thai...

[Khunmark]

17 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

Indeed, there is no need for such awareness-rasing in what is perhaps the most gay/trans-friendly country in the world. I recall seeing a rainbow-coloured, conspicuous "safe space" in a Thai bar recently, I am sure 99% of the customers there don't know what a "safe space" is and don't care, nor is there a need for one.

This like everything else is about tourism and the money that flows from it. The whole LGTBQ thing is neither here nor there.

[SnapDragon]

Pass me the sick bag.

[Ramanathan.P]

As long as money is flowing in, Thailand will do everything to attract every segment of the tourists around the globe

[Ikariotiko]

1 hour ago, Ramanathan.P said:

As long as money is flowing in, Thailand will do everything to attract every segment of the tourists around the globe

.... and then bitches endlessly about them behaving badly and not respecting Thai culture.

[rattlesnake]

11 minutes ago, Ikariotiko said:

.... and then bitches endlessly about them behaving badly and not respecting Thai culture.

The difficult transition from being a culturally self-centered country to being a "global player"…

If the government continues on this path of making Thailand just another "stopover for international travellers", it should expect pushback from its people, who, unlike in the West, have not been prepped since birth to love everything but themselves.

[ChicagoExpat]

Why is Pride Month in the summer?  Because it comes before the Fall...

Ba dum bum