BANGKOK, May 13 -- Thailand is set to host the Bangkok Pride Festival 2025 from May 30 to June 30 under the campaign "The Celebration: Right to Love," with the highly anticipated Pride Parade taking place on June 1.

The event is part of a nationwide effort to promote diversity, equality and LGBTQ+ tourism, supported by government agencies, local industries and private sector players, The Bangkok Post reported.

"Thailand is an ideal destination for LGBTQ+ tourism.

"We need to make sure Thailand is truly the ideal destination for LGBTQ+ tourists, and not only in Pride Month," Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was quoted as saying in a May 6 news conference.

The festival is reported to be part of ...