snoop1130 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On May 26, 2024, Chai Watcharong, the spokesperson for the Thai Government, stated that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin values social diversity in terms of age, sex, religion, nationality, and social status. Consequently, Thailand plans to conduct several Pride Month events in June 2024. The Thai government intends to promote equality and has set its sights on turning Thailand into a leading destination for LGBTQ+ tourism. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to establish Thailand as the top choice among global LGBTQ+ travelers. The TAT has noted that the LGBTQ+ community signifies a group of tourists with a higher spending capacity. They often travel more and stay longer than the average tourists, thus providing a significant boost to market opportunities and the value of Thai products and services. According to data from LGBT Capital, Thailand secured the fourth position worldwide in 2023 for generating maximum revenues from the LGBTQ+ community. The TAT predicts more than 860,000 individuals will attend various Pride Month events, resulting in an estimated economic impact of no less than 4.5 billion baht. The TAT, in cooperation with the private sector, will organize several Pride events such as the Colorful Pride Festival in Chiang Mai from May 25 to June 30, the Bangkok Pride Festival 2024 from May 31 to June 4, and the Pride Nation Samui International Pride Festival from June 24 to 29. Pattaya City has planned significant events on June 8 and June 22, besides numerous minor ones throughout June. Prime Minister Srettha will also take part in the Bangkok Pride Parade 2024, thereby demonstrating his dedication to social diversity and equality. He also backs Thailand's proposal to host the World Pride event in 2030. File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google -- 2024-05-27 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz1 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbra Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Grasping at straws now,they have no idea about economic management 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 44 minutes ago, ozz1 said: They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category Not that small: LGBTQ+ Population by Country / Which Country Has the Largest LGBTQI+ Population? 2024 (worldpopulationreview.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 48 minutes ago, ozz1 said: They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category They'd be better off promoting Cis-Gender Month as they'd have a deeper economic base to appeal to. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 22 hours ago, ozz1 said: They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category Maybe just a gay day where a few confused creatures get their eyes scratched out by the traditional weirdos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 And as a welcome gift every attendant has to eat a bowl filled with that 10 year old "delicious" rice. Good luck🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 21 hours ago, connda said: They'd be better off promoting Cis-Gender Month as they'd have a deeper economic base to appeal to. They already do that. All year. Every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 23 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The Thai government intends to promote equality and has set its sights on turning Thailand into a leading destination for LGBTQ+ tourism. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to establish Thailand as the top choice among global LGBTQ+ travelers. I see skies of blue: The colors of the rainbow So pretty in the sky Are also on the faces Of people going by I see friends shaking hands Saying, "How much do you charge?" They're really saying I love you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 TAT's scam of the month... And. "Joke of the day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 5/27/2024 at 3:09 PM, ozz1 said: They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category Maybe not so small. In a 2022 Gallup survey, 19.7% of Generation Z in the US identified as LGBTQ. My generation, the Baby Boomers, was just 2.7%. So, a growing demographic and Thailand is smart to target them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboxer Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 15 minutes ago, newnative said: 19.7% of Generation Z in the US identified as LGBTQ. Every 5th American Xer being mentally unstable seems a low figure. Edited May 29 by Sandboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 5/27/2024 at 3:09 PM, ozz1 said: They must be getting desperate when only a small percentage of the population is in this category True. Supposedly, they've got a large number of tourists, and a huge income from tourism, but, at the same time, they're targeting small fish, like small minorities, tourism from Bhutan, Kazakhstan, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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