Panel discussion tonight at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand:

8pm, July 17, 2013
Members: free Non members: 150 baht

A draft law being readied for parliament seeks to offer gay couples the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples. Despite Thailand's reputation for permissive attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couplings, these groups still face social opposition. A government survey suggests that nearly 60 percent of Thais are not in favor of gay marriage and activists contend Thai society's take on same-sex couplings is more complex than most assume.

Joining an FCCT panel to discuss the draft law and Thai society's attitude toward same-sex couplings are:

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Thanks for letting us know. My schedule doesn't permit me to get to things like this, but any follow-up will be appreciated.

I couldn't go either but I do hope that somebody here did.

There's a report on the meeting in one of Thailand's main English language newspapers (not the Nation). No real news.

Just a thought (as its not worth a "report"), but having two threads running with identical titles on nearly identical subjects is a little confusing for those like me with a touch of ADD. Could a mod merge the two somehow?

For technical reasons we cannot merge topics.