Ann Chumaporn

Chumaporn Taengkliang (Thai: ชุมาพร แต่งเกลี้ยง), also known as Ann "Waaddao" Chumaporn (อรรณว์ (วาดดาว)) is a Thai LGBTQ rights activist and founder of Naruemit Pride, the organizer of Bangkok Pride.^[1][2][3][4]

Ann Chumaporn
Born	Chumaporn Taengkliang
Other names	Waaddao
Citizenship	Thailand
Known for	LGBT rights activism founding Nauremit Pride

From Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province, Chumaporn co-founded Togetherness for Equality Action (TEA), a women-led NGO, and co-founded Women for Freedom and Democracy.^[5][6][7]

Chumaporn founded Nauremit Pride in 2022, and has organized subsequent pride events in Bangkok.^[8][9][10] She served as spokesperson of the parliamentary committee for the Marriage Equality Act.^[11] Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand, Chumaporn plans to hold a mass wedding for over 1,000 LGBT couples on 22 January 2025.^[2]

See also

• LGBT portal

• Bangkok Pride
• LGBT rights in Thailand
• Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand

References

1. "Marriage equality law likely by early 2025". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
2. "Marriage Equality Bill becomes law". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
3. Bangkok, Chad de Guzman / (2024-06-01). "Bangkok Pride in Full Swing as Marriage Equality Seems Close". TIME. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
4. "Thai same-sex marriage Bill passes first Senate reading". The Business Times. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
5. "Group calls for strengthening gender equality law". nationthailand. 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
6. Beech, Hannah; Suhartono, Muktita (September 24, 2020). "Young Women Take a Frontline Role in Thailand's Protests". The New York Times.
7. "Gender-rights activists remake Thai feminism". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
8. "After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success". AP News. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
9. "จับตา 3 ประเด็นใหญ่ ก้าวต่อไปของ LGBTQ+ เมืองไทย หลังสมรสเท่าเทียมผ่าน!". posttoday (in Thai). 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
10. ""สมรสเท่าเทียมเป็นของประชาชน" คุยกับ 'วาดดาว' ชุมาพร แต่งเกลี้ยง ในวันที่ผู้คนส่งเสียงถึงความหลากหลาย". plus.thairath.co.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
11. Suen, Thomas (April 2, 2024). "Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer". Reuters.