Bangkok celebrates first Pride parade in 16 years

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BANGKOK — Thailand's capital saw an explosion of glamour, gilt, and glitter Sunday (June 5) as the country's LGBTQ community celebrated their first Pride parade in almost 16 years — but attendees warned true equality was still distant.

Bangkok's"Naruemit Pride 2022" — Naruemit means"creation" in Thai — was organised by a coalition of non-governmental groups with the city's newly ratified governor Chadchart Sittiput also throwing his weight behind it.

"I feel glad and thankful to have this moment," the 31-year-old said, but added that his country needed to do more to support LGBTQ individuals. "We don't want more rights than other genders, we only want basic rights," she said, noting how the community still faced daily discrimination.

 

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