Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 4 terms in Thailand.
Empower FoundationThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Thai sex-worker-led organisation founded 1985. Outreach, education, English-language harm-reduction publication. Runs the Can Do Bar in Chiang Mai as a worker-owned demonstration model.
PatpongThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Soi in central Bangkok established as a foreign-tourist nightlife district during the 1967-1973 US Vietnam-era R&R agreement. The original of the Bangkok foreign-facing pattern.
Red Cross Anonymous ClinicThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok. The regional reference clinic for anonymous HIV testing, PrEP and PEP. Operates in English; accepts foreigners; long-standing.
SWINGThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Service Workers In Group. Bangkok-based sex-worker-rights NGO; outreach, peer education, advocacy.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.