Gay Rights in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 28]

Ed interviews Thanita 'Ninar' Wongprasert, a former UN
employee and long time activist in the LGBTQI community in
Thailand.


Ninar talks about what it's like to be gay in Thailand in
general and points out that every individual's experience is
different. Ed and Ninar then discuss whether Thailand is liberal
or conservative - and why such black & white classifications
might be doing the pontificator and country a disservice.


And speaking of disservice - given Thailand's
non-confrontational culture, it can sometimes be hard to
determine whether gays are
accepted or just
tolerated by
Thailand's mai pen rai culture.
Each person's take will be different, of course, but Ninar points
out that the government has traditionally been conservative and
very reluctant to extend equal rights to the gay community. In
the end, they discuss the somewhat ironic possibility that the
current non-democratic military government may grant marriage
rights to same sex couples before the expected elections early
next year. Love is love, y'all.


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