Community Help
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HIV/GAY RESOURCES 2008
Bangkok Pride Coalition (www.bangkokpride.org) is a membership group made up of individuals, community-based organizations, and Bangkok businesses.
Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand (www.fasiroong.org) is Thailand’s first registered and legalized GLBT community-based organization. The mission of Rainbow Sky focuses on the quality of life of GLBT people in terms of being accepted, behavior, mentality, emotion, human rights, and equality. The website also provides information on sexual health issues of GLBT people, HIV/AIDS, and drug use, among many other issues.
Silom Community Clinic (www.silomclinic.in.th) is now open offering
the following services: HIV and syphilis rapid testing, HAV and HBV
testing, HBV vaccine, Syndromic Evaluation for other sexually
transmitted infections,
CD4 count, TB evaluation, early HIV care, and referral for anti-retroviral
and anti-micro bacterial treatment for those who are HIV positive. All
services are free of charge. Targeting Thai men who have sex with men,
the clinic is open Tuesday to Saturday 16.00 – 22.00, Bangkok Christian
Hospital, 3rd floor, Silom Road.
SWING (Sex Workers in Group) (www.swingthailand.org) is a volunteer
group that works with male sex workers in Bangkok and Pattaya. The
volunteers
go out to massage shops, saunas, and go-go bars to talk to the workers
about safe sex and distribute free condoms. Their office is on Patpong
Road, between Silom and Suriwongse.
Bangkok Rainbow Organization (www.bangkokrainbow.org) provides
advice to media representatives when covering gay issues. BRO organizes
events such as seminars and workshops with funds from donations, and
sponsorship mainly by Thai Health Promotion Foundation, a unit under
the Prime Minister’s Office. The group is very active in accessing the
public via various media channels with well-attended programs such as
talks on controversial issues and casual meetings on various topics
aimed at promoting
the better understanding of homosexuality and its related issues in Thailand.
PGF – Pattaya Gay Festival founded 8 years ago and has raised more than 22 million Baht with the main benefactor is Heartt 2000 Charity, an HIV/AIDS related organisation here in Pattaya getting medications to patients in need, as well as other Charities. PGF is known for quality dinners and events and culminates with the Final Four Days of Fun & Fund raising events from 29 November to 2 December.
Mplus+ (www.mplusthailand.com) is a non-profit organization based in Chiang Mai that works primarily to promote sexual health for men who have sex with men (MSM). Mplus+ was founded by USAID in 2004 after reports of increased HIV/AIDS prevalence among the MSM population in Northern Thailand. Although male sex workers (self-identified as gay or heterosexual) are their most important target group, Mplus+ also serves the gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender communities.
Take Care (www.takecarepattaya.com). The mission of the TAKE CARE!!
– SAFE SEX PROJECT is to provide information regarding the PREVENTION
of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) as well as
distributing safe-sex packs, containing condoms and lube, to encourage
prevention of various STI’s including HIV.
Other important Community Help Organizations include:
• Bangkok Rainbow www.bangkokrainbow.org
• Lesla Group www.lesla.com
• Long Yang Club Bangkok www.longyangclub.org/thailand
• Long Yang Club Chiang Mai lyc.cnx.googlepages.com
• Pattaya Gay Festival www.pattayagayfestival.com
• Phuket Pride Festival www.phuketpride.org
If we have left out any organization, please email editor@spicemag.net.