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Gay in Thai

“Gay” in Thai is เกย์gee.

เกย์ gee

gay (a gay man) noun

  • gee mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

เกย์gee is the everyday, neutral word for a gay man, and gay Thais use it about themselves. The respectful umbrella term for LGBTQ+ people is ความหลากหลายทางเพศkwaam làak-lǎai taang pêet, "diversity of gender", or simply LGBTQ+. Since January 2025, same-sex couples can marry in Thailand, the first country in Southeast Asia to allow it, and Bangkok holds a big Pride parade every June.

For trans women, see ladyboy; for women, see lesbian.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • gey
  • gei

More people in Thai

All people
  • ผู้หญิง pûu-yǐng Woman
  • ผู้ชาย pûu-chaai Man
  • คุณผู้หญิง kun pûu-yǐng Lady

    madam, the lady (polite: how staff address a woman)

  • ฝรั่ง fà-ràng Farang

    Westerner, a white foreigner

  • คนต่างชาติ kon dtàang-châat Foreigner

    foreigner, foreign people

  • คน kon Person

    person, people

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones