Much of Thailand's LGBT tolerance a facade claims Thai lesbian "newlyweds"

[Jingthing]

It's great to see this topic covered in the western press.

Of course Thailand's "liberalness" towards sexual minorities is wildly overrated.

Most gay expats understand that. But casual tourists, etc. probably usually don't.

Thailand’s Intolerance of Its Own LGBT Community Will Surprise You

http://time.com/12603/thailands-intolerance-of-its-own-lgbt-community-will-surprise-you/

[taiwanatoa]

If you play the game their way,(i.e. play the role, act like a sick queen) you

are tolerated.

[Jingthing]

If you play the game their way,(i.e. play the role, act like a sick queen) you

are tolerated.

Perhaps that's a crude way of putting it, but you've got a point.

[onthemoon]

Thailand may not be perfect, but it is still much better to be gay here than in some Western countries.

[tominbkk]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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Edited March 15, 2014 by tominbkk

[Jingthing]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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The linked article was really about the situation for Thais, not foreigners.

[tominbkk]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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The linked article was really about the situation for Thais, not foreigners.

Same for Thais.

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[Jingthing]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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The linked article was really about the situation for Thais, not foreigners.

Same for Thais.

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So you're denying the problems clearly talked about in the article exist?

[onthemoon]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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The linked article was really about the situation for Thais, not foreigners.

Same for Thais.

Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

So you're denying the problems clearly talked about in the article exist?

In the most tolerant society you can find anecdotes of intolerance. This doesn't prove anything.

I would say intolerance is more the norm in the West than it is in Thailand.

[Totster]

Act respectfully in public and nobody gives a rats ass who you are boinking or live with.

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The linked article was really about the situation for Thais, not foreigners.

Same for Thais.

Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

So you're denying the problems clearly talked about in the article exist?

Problems?

totster

[Jingthing]

Problems as in homophobic violence and intolerance is a real problem for gay people.

Yes, Virginia ... in THAILAND.

As far as suggesting these are only mere anecdotes of intolerance referred to in the article, reading the article would easily refute that brushoff:

Systemic discrimination is evident. A collaborative UNESCO, Plan International and Mahidol University study from November found that a third of 2,000 surveyed LGBT students had been physically harassed, a fourth sexually. Only a minority had previously told anyone about the bullying, even though it had caused many of them to be depressed and 7% to attempt suicide.

http://time.com/12603/thailands-intolerance-of-its-own-lgbt-community-will-surprise-you/

Edited March 16, 2014 by Jingthing

[Scott]

A couple of nasty troll posts have been removed along with replies