4 Oct 2023 at 04: 30 PUBLISHED
By drawing international LGBTQ seniors who are looking for a place to retire, Thailand has the potential to boost the green business.
Dr. Chaiwat Songsiriphan, the founder and medical director of the Safe Clinic, a private human immunodeficiency virus( HIV ) and sexually transmitted diseases ( STD ) clinic, stated that Thailand could be an important retiree destination for LGBTQ people because the nation’s citizens have high tolerances of gender diversity. This statement was made during the conference on” Thailand Gets Ready to Become A Key Destination for LGBT Retirement” that was held in Bangkok last Thursday.
He added,” We are also well-known as a place for LGBTQ tourism, LGBTQ parties, and nightclubs entertainment.”
However, more health care professionals may be required, along with more HIV and STD clinics, in order to be an LGBTQ pension location.
” We don’t have as many LGBTQ specialized health care facilities. In order to prevent HIV infection, he added that this problem must be resolved and that the public healthcare system also needs easy access to antiretroviral medications like pre-exposure prophylaxis( or PrEP ) and post-exposition anti-pep ( PEP ).
LGBTQ retirees around the world enjoy traveling abroad and will invest in their retirement, according to economist Brendan Berne, an Australian former ambassador to France and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ). They’ll search for a retreat area where they can raise their own families.
As Gen Z( born between 1997 and 2012 ) reaches retirement age, he predicted that the number of LGBTQ retirees will rise over the coming decades. When compared to the 4 % of the baby boomer generation( born between 1946 and 1964 ) who identify that manner, about 18 % of Gen Z identified themselves as LGBTQ, which is significantly higher.
Thailand could be the really first nation to catch up with this pattern and make a fresh industry– LGBTQ retreat, he said,” amid the rise of LGBTQ.”
The government’s assistance, he said, will be essential for the Thailand green economy to flourish.