Photo: Tanisorn Vongsoontorn | Bangkok Pride Parade 2023

Photo: Tanisorn Vongsoontorn

Pride Month in Bangkok

It’s all about celebrating love, equality and diversity all throughout June.

Friday June 2 2023

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Welcome to Pride Month 2023, the first city-wide celebration following a general election that cleared the air of an eight-year military-backed governance.

This promises to be Bangkok’s biggest Pride Month celebrations ever. The Pride Parade on the first weekend of the month will be the grandest it’s ever been. More stakeholders are jumping in to support and promote diversity. Rainbow flags and stickers are everywhere. And Pride events and parties will take place around town until the end of the month.

Not sure where to start? We’ve rounded it all up here.

Cool photo ops around town

Photo: Siam Center : The World of Freedom and Pride 2023

Major shopping malls and buildings around town have put up creative decor in rainbow colors to celebrate the Pride month. You gotta check out the rainbow crossing at Samyan Mitrtown, the rainbow staircases at Siam Center, and many more.

Sashay down the memory lane of queer Thai films

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The Thai Film Archive invites you to revisit the history of queer Thai movies as it rescreens 40 old Thai films that revolve around queer characters. The screening will be split into two groups: 21 films in June and the rest in July.

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Immerse in Pride-inspired art

Avani+ Bangkok Riverside

Art is a popular way to further the causes of Pride—it’s meaningful, versatile, and powerful. This month sees more art spaces putting up new Pride exhibits. The spotlight-worthy ones include Oat Montien’s bar-raising sex-heavy exhibition Playroom at Pulse Gallery; shibari-themed group exhibition I’MPULSE at 6060ArtSpace; and group photo exhibition Blossom Bodies at Avani Riverside Hotel.

Eat Pride-themed food

W Bangkok

This month, restaurants around town will be serving more colorful food than usual. First up is W Hotel, which will bring back its Saturday Drag Brunch on 17 June. You’ll get to dine on comfort fare while enjoying performances by fab drag queens. Top hotels like Siam Kempinski, The Standard, and Avani Sukhumvit are rolling out Pride-themed afternoon tea sets that highlight rainbow-colored snacks, while Anantara Siam has launched chocolate in Pride-inspired packaging. Ice cream purveyor Guss Damn Good will continue to sell its Pride ice cream, while Walls will launch a Pride edition Cornetto at the parade.

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Take part in serious discussions

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Talks and discussions on gender issues are happening throughout June. The very first one was at W Bangkok’s Take a Stance event on 2 June, in which LGBTQ advocates (including Time Out editor Top Koaysomboon) discussed equality and diversity for the future. This ended with a fabulous drag party at The House on Sathorn. Check back on us for other events.

See what went down at Pride Parade on June 4

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Photo: Top Koaysomboon

Thousands of LGBTQ+ advocates and allies took to Rama 1 Road, rocking their colorful costumes and dancing to lively tunes, spreading love, promoting acceptance of diversity, and advocating for equal legal rights.

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Pride Month at Siam Center

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Photo: Siam Center : The World of Freedom and Pride 2023

This year, the lifestyle venue is launching The World of Freedom and Pride 2023 campaign in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). A line-up of exciting activities are set to take over creative space The Ideopolis the entire month, each one promoting and championing Siam Center’s strong commitment to “championing diversity, equality, and inclusion for all”.