Dear Editor,

I was fascinated by your extended interview with Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, which demonstrated that the struggle for LGBT rights is alive and well in Thailand. Social tolerance here belies the truth that there is hardly any legal acceptance and with more of this type of content in OUT in Thailand, the winds of change will blow more strongly.
Keep up the great work!
Best wishes,

R.L. (Bangkok)

Dear RL, many thanks for this. We fully support Khun Paisarn and the work of FORSOGI and the Rainbow Sky Alliance. Things are slowly changing but maybe we can step on the accelerator just a little! JB.

Dear Editor,

Your new comic strip hero, Bash Helmet is hilarious. The typically British double entendres have me in stitches every month. I hope that you will continue to Bash out this column!
Sincerely,

W.S. (Pattaya)

Dear WS, the trouble with Bash Helmet is that he leaves us limp with mirth in the OUT iT office! JB.

Dear James,

I am one of your many Thai readers. My friends and I are all so pleased
that OUT in Thailand Magazine regularly features young Thai gay professionals.
So many visitors think that every Thai guy is available for
paid sex and you show that this is not true. I am not saying anything
against the guys who work in the bars but there is a wider gay community.
We are often insulted by tourists who approach us in this way.
They do not realise that there is a new generation of educated young
Thais who can speak English and have good jobs. Your cover story in
April was a good example.
Kind regards,

N.T. (Uttaradit)

Dear NT, the biggest and best surprise about OUT iT is that we have a huge and loyal Thai readership. When we launched, we anticipated an audience of mostly expatriates and visitors and I could not be happier that Thai guys enjoy the magazine. JB.