is lgbtq friendly, but it has legal obstacles that has to be overcome for full equality. obstacles that has to be overcome forfull equality. 0ne obstacles that has to be overcome forfull equality. one of obstacles that has to be overcome for full equality. one of the slogans they are using here about this march is that it is a gate to an equal asia because the situation is not the same in many of thailand s neighbours, countries like malaysia, indonesia, nothing like malaysia, indonesia, nothing like as many opportunities or as much recognition of the rights of lgbtq people and i think they are hoping spectacular events like this will push the agendas in those countries and perhaps the reason for a lot of the excitement you see here is this extraordinary election result we saw earlier this month, in the middle of last month, a young progressive party, move forward party, did spectacularly well including and its raft of wide reaching reform policy is a commitment to equal marriage and e
friendly, but it has legal obstacles that it has to be overcome for full equality. one of the slogans they are using here about this march is as a gate to an equal asia because the situation is not the same in many of thailand s neighbours, countries like malaysia, indonesia, nothing like as many opportunities or as much recognition of the rights of lgbtq people and i think they are hoping spectacular events like this will push the agendas in those countries and perhaps the reason for a lot of the excitement you see here is this extraordinary election result we saw earlier this month, in the middle of last month, a young progressive party, move forward party, did spectacularly well including in its raft of wide reaching reform policy is a commitment to equal marriage and equal recognition of gender. that s a big dealfor the lgbtq community and unfortunate to be
move forward party, did spectacularly well including in its raft of wide reaching reform policy is a commitment to equal marriage and equal recognition of gender. that s a big dealfor the lgbtq community and unfortunate to be joined by the policy campaign managerfor move forward party. first of all, how important is this issue to your party of getting full and equal recognition for the lgbtq community? it is a very important issue. this event is an annual event which is exciting but the timing of the event this year is particularly exciting because it is being held at a time when people are anticipating the passage of a marriage equality bill which was stuck since the last parliamentary term.
that s a big dealfor the lgbtq community and i am fortunate to be joined by the policy campaign managerfor move forward party. first of all, how important is this issue to your party of getting full and equal recognition for the lgbtq community? it is a very important issue. this event is an annual event which is exciting but the timing of the event this year is particularly exciting because it is being held at a time when people are anticipating the passage of a marriage equality bill which was stuck since the last parliamentary term. it got stuck in a second reading before parliament was dissolved but we are proposing is a simple but fundamental proposal which is that every couple regardless of gender or sexual orientation should have an equal right to marry one another.
at this march tells you how positive people feel that it s notjust the lgbtq community here, so many people coming from all walks of life to celebrate this and everyone hopes thailand will continue on its march to be one of the best places for the lgbtq community to be accepted. the only car of its kind ever built the aston martin bulldog has been given a modern makeover, to see whether it can break the 200 mile per hour speed barrier. the one off model was produced in 1979 and has now been restored and rebuilt, to chase the record of the fastest production car in the world. 0ur reporter phil mackie has more. archive: using a turbo-charged v8 engine, the bulldog can reach over 170mph. .. the aston martin bulldog was launched in 1979 to a fanfare of publicity. they thought it might be the car to rescue the then troubled company. instead, it nearly went bankrupt.