Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat (centre) takes part in the Pride March event in Bangkok on Sunday, June 4, 2023. - AFP

BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters): The frontrunner to be Thailand's next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights if he becomes premier.

Thousands of LGBTQ+ people, their allies and political leaders marched through central Bangkok, marking Pride month and promoting gender equality in the second official Pride parade to be held in the country.