Ironing out the many facets of gender recognition Move Forward Party MP Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, left, and other campaigners at Thammasat University s Tha Prachan Campus. (Photo: Thana Boonlert)
Move Forward Party MP Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat will push for sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) draft legislation to ensure gender-responsive budgeting for LGBTI people after the current charter reform.
Tunyawaj said the draft bill will amend Section 27 of the current charter involving rights and liberties by adding SOGI after the second paragraph stating only biological sex. It will also deal with gender recognition and revise the female title act to allow LGBTI people to change legal titles.
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The past few years have been a watershed for legislation campaigning to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Thailand.
The term LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others. The plus represents other sexual identities including pansexual and gender non bi-nary.
One big moment came in 2015 when the Gender Equality Act 2015 was approved in parliament. It is the only legislation for protecting LGBTQ+ rights in Thailand.