» At Bangkok Pride festival, politicians pledge support

Politicians pledged support for same-sex marriage and gender identity laws in front of tens of thousands of people at a parade and festival celebrating that start of Pride Month in Bangkok last week.

June is regarded as Pride Month across the world, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ communities and advocating for equal rights. Thailand has long had a reputation for openness and tolerance for its LGBTQIA+ people.

The legal issue of same-sex marriage has been discussed in the Kingdom for a number of years. At the Pride Festival in Bangkok last week, two politicians who were elected earlier during the general election, Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move…