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(Phuket, Thailand) Walking along the famed Patong Beach on Thailand's Phuket Island you might never know that only a few months earlier it had been hit by one of the worst tidal waves in history.
The beach umbrellas are up. The lounge chairs are all in a line. And, the tourists have returned.
Now the resort is turning its attention to gay pride.
The annual Phuket Gay Festival was postponed in the aftermath of the killer tsunami. It's now scheduled for April 7 - 10.
The festival, which has gained an international reputation in just six years, will feature street parties with performances from the local clubs mixed with information about gay health and HIV prevention.
There will also be the hugely popular gay volleyball tournament on the beach and a Gay day trip to Kai Island for everyone up for a day of fun in the sun.
The Grand Finale will be the Big Parade which will start on Sunday at with a variety of floats.
That Phuket has gotten back on its feet so quickly after the disaster is a tribute to Thai ingenuity. The government quickly organized volunteer workers from throughout the country in a massive cleanup campaign.
Of all the countries affected by the December 16 tsunami Thailand has been the quickest to recover.
Nearly 300,000 people died when the giant tidal wave swept over the region. Most the deaths were in Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia.
At least 40 members of the Sri Lankan gay organization Companions on a Journey were killed.
Recently officials in Singapore blamed gay pride for an increase in HIV, but in Thailand the health authorities work with the gay community to promote HIV prevention.
©365Gay.com 2005
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