Silom rally demands equal rights, democracy
LGBT+ issues the main focus of colourful march
A Free Youth-allied group focusing on LGBT+ people marched in downtown Bangkok on Saturday afternoon to demand democracy and equal rights.
The “Seritoey Plus” (Free Gender) group of black-clad people gathered at Samyan Mitrtown in Pathumwan district at around 3.30pm.
While the choice of the group’s name was not explained, it brings to mind Seri Thai, the Thai underground resistance movement against Imperial Japan during World War II, and katoey, a Thai term used to describe transgenders.
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