Great Expectations, Harsh Realities The Plight of LGBTI+ Refugees in Thailand An Exploratory Study, June 2020 © COPYRIGHT Equal Asia Foundation (Stichting EqualA Foundation) owns the copyright to this publication. It is provided free for your use on the provision that you cite both the researcher and the Equal Asia Foundation (Stichting EqualA Foundation) using the suggested citation below. Suggested citation: Compas, C (2020). Great Expectations, Harsh Realities: The Plight of LGBTI+ Refugees in Thailand, An Exploratory study. Equal Asia Foundation. Bangkok: Equal AF. Photo credit: Page 15 ©Tristan Billet on Unsplash; Page 38 ©Ra Dragon on Unsplash; Page 48 ©Delia Giandeini on Unsplash; Editor: Cody Freeman Design and layout: Parppim Pimmaratana Cover illustration: Krongporn Thongongarj For more information on this report and our work, please contact: Ryan Figueiredo, Founder and Executive Director Equal Asia Foundation (Stichting EqualA Foundation) Asoke Towers Soi Asoke, Sukhumvit 21 Road North, Klongtoey, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
[email protected] About the Researcher Clélia Compas is a doctoral researcher specialised in queer migration studies at the University of Sussex. With a focus on Southeast Asia, she explores the ways in which sexual orientation and gender identity impact migration processes, from the decision to migrate to the modes of integration at destination. Clélia was a Programme Advisor on LGBTI+ migration in Asia for Equal Asia Foundation from September to December 2019. About the Equal Asia Foundation Equal Asia Foundation (EAF) is registered in the Netherlands with a Secretariat based in Bangkok, Thailand. It is an innovation incubator focusing on SOGIESC inclusion in Asia. EAF was set up to advance SOGIESC inclusive and appropriate SDG engagement in Asia.