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What Thailand taught a lgbtq+ traveller who just can’t say no
Have you ever felt like the existence was on your side? Or, conversely, it conspired against you? This is a travel story of both sides.
For the former, stars aligned to start a path for me to Thailand. In January , I learned that a group of homosexual Australians I had travelled with before were going to Thailand for two weeks in February. They invited me at the last minute, on a lark. Oh, what Thailand taught a gay traveller.
I balked initially. The flights would be too marked up. Yet, as the dates drew near, I started experiencing the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, more commonly recognizable as frequency illusion. That’s when you learn something new and suddenly you see or hear it everywhere. My word was “Thailand,” and it called to me. The protagonist of a book I was reading recalled his days in Bangkok. Without consultation, friends booked dinners at Toronto-based Thai eateries. The third season of one of my favourite shows, The White Lotus, was set in Thailand. To top it all off, I had a three-week break in function contracts and would
Top tips and advice for LGBT+ travellers visiting Thailand
Thailand is one of the world’s most popular lgbtq+ travel destinations and LGBT+ visitors can expect a warm welcome. We asked the team at Out Of Office, a tailor-made luxury LGBT travel specialist, and Travel Gay, for their expert Thailand tips and advice.
What are your top tips for LGBT+ travellers heading to Thailand?
Thailand has a fantastic kingly scene. Following in the footsteps of Ru Paul&#;s Drag Race, the Thai spin-off is going into its third season and has drag superstars favor Pangina Heals as hosts. You can see astounding drag shows in homosexual bars all over Thailand, featuring Pangina and other legendary queens. The hotspot for drag is definitely Bangkok! On the alike note, make the most of the (gay) nightlife in Thailand. Not only Bangkok, but also accepted party islands have plenty of gay/gay-welcoming venues. Even in more quiet areas most bars and restaurants are gay-welcoming even if not explicitly stated.
Besides all the partying, make sure to visit the gorgeous temples, markets and beaches of Thailand. There i
Gays in Thailand: Is it a LGBT friendly country for tourism?
As in other countries, in Thailand&#;s LGTBI world pleasant things coexist with bad things. And, like almost everything here, everything coexists with its contradictions, sometimes inescapable.
Homosexuality in Thailand and its contradictions
Yes, it is true that still today many Thais live in the closet, although I dare to estimate that they are a minority, especially among the younger generations. But transsexuals do not have any legal recognition regarding their sex change. That is institutional discrimination, period. Egalitarian marriage does not yet exist. More institutional homophobia. These issues need urgent improvement in Thailand, and it is not clear when or how they will be solved.
&#;transsexuals do not contain any legal recognition regarding their sex change. That is institutional discrimination, period
However, this dark truths of the LGTBI world gets quite relativized by the advantages of the day to time life in Thailand.
The tolerance of Thai society means that gays, lesbians and trans -men and w
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Thailand
Experiencing Thai Food
Thai food is world famous and for good reason. It&#x;s occupied of flavor, easy to form and very healthy. The most famous Thai dish is Pad Thai, which is a stir-fried rice noodle dish cooked with eggs, fish sauce, garlic, shallots, bean sprouts, coriander leaves, tofu or chicken, tamarind pulp and served with spring onions, crushed nuts and lime juice. It was popularized during World War II and has become the country&#x;s national dish.
Som Tam is spicy green papaya salad made with shredded papaya, pounded in a pestle and mortar with lime juice, palm sugar, chili, garlic, shrimp, nut, tomatoes, fish sauce, bean sprouts and lush beans. Curries are also ubiquitous throughout Thailand. The most renowned are named after the hue of the chilis used: red, green and yellow. In the south, Massaman curry is more popular, which is a richer tasting curry with coconut milk that is not as spicy as its colorful cousins. Mango sticky rice is a favorite among Thai desserts. Sticky rice is made from glutinous rice and it is cooked with coc