Despite recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the need to promote gender equality in Thailand, authorities are still yet to afford LGBTQ citizens the right to marry and start a family.
In contrast to the country's reputation as an LGBTQ paradise where gender diversity is publicly accepted, advocacy groups say efforts to promote LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in Thailand face resistance from conservative elements within the government and religious organisations.
