Thai Court Slaps Porn Charges On Expats

A former Australian diplomat and his American business partner have been convicted on “pornographyâ€? charges for distributing “Thai Guys” – a free Bangkok gay magazine cum tourist guide.
Thai Guys magazine covers
In March this year, Bangkok police said they found hundreds of videos and photographs, many containing explicit images of men having sex with pre-pubescent boys, in one of their homes. Thai authorities accused Scoble, from Sydney, of using his agency as a front to introduce foreign men to Thai boys. (more at Fridae.com)
The printed version of “Thai Guys” is published 10 times a year and distributed in all major gay venues in Thailand.
Personals on Thai Guys Online
The QueerClick team managed to find the online version of the magazine. The site looks a tad backdated, but apart from gay-and-Thai-related feature articles, it has endless scrolls of pictures in galleries such as “Faces” where you can find many personals of Thai boys and their admirers.
With the owners going behind bars now (one charged for 7 months and the other 8), we wonder what will happen to the site.

Dec 28, 2004 By Editor D Write a comment!