A wonderful aspect to gay travel to Bangkok, Thailand is the relative lack of discrimination between gays and the ordinary heterosexual. Thailand is a country where Buddhism is the major religion which seems to be the reason why gays are not made out to be perverts, but are treated at par with straights.
Gay travel to Bangkok means getting to enjoy a special gay culture. In fact, most of the people that enjoy gay activities are not local Thais but are people from the Western countries. This means that if you are seeking some gay action in this country you will normally find yourself doing it with foreigners from the West.
Most gay oriented establishments in Thailand are commercial and include go-go clubs, bars and massage parlors and also saunas and these are the places where you can find gay partners and gay action. The go-go boy bars in Thailand are especially gay oriented and if you have never visited these then you will not be able to say that you have experienced true gay life in Thailand.
An important aspect to being a gay in the country of Thailand is that you must respect local sentiments and not display your affections for your partner in public. Even if you are not a gay you must still respect such sentiments. This means that all sexual activity and displays of affection must be done in private and behind closed doors.
There is however a smattering of nude beaches spread across different parts of Thailand where you can be affectionate in public; but, these are the exceptions rather than the rule. Bangkok provides some good accommodations for gays though even so the accommodations they find are not totally meant for gays because ordinary travelers too use such accommodation. Babylon is one of the better places for gays to find accommodation though the rooms are quite Spartan though still stylish and the room rent is affordable and includes use of saunas.
Bangkok has a fair share of accommodation options for gays including the joint known as Babylon which though quite a Spartan place is nevertheless affordable and stylish and quite nice on the whole.
Phuket too has some interesting gay accommodations and an example of this is the place known as Club Bamboo that is picturesquely situated and not far from Phuket. If you want to really enjoy gay travel to Thailand then be advised that most of the gays in this country are foreigners that pair up with a few locals. All in all you can expect to have quite a thrilling gay experience in this part of the world.