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The neverending quest for identity
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/11/2019
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Bismillah, Freddie will not let us go
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/11/2018
» Freddie Mercury, played with an earnest commitment bordering on fetishism by Rami Malek in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody, is a rock star the likes of which we hadn't seen before the 1970s and haven't since: An Asian frontman of a British rock outfit, a four-octave opera lover who sang in leotards and thongs, a proud organiser of orgiastic jamborees, and a gay man who endeared himself to the hard-rock audience that, in all likelihood in those pre-diversity days, either failed to realise that their mustachioed rock-god was out-and-out queer or suppressed their suspicion so completely that they didn't feel any cognitive dissonance in their devotion to Queen. Even the name Freddie gave the band laid it all bare.
The politics of trans acting
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2018
» Kudos and controversy in film, and other happenings in this month's round-up of LGBT news
Remaining to be seen
Life, Published on 26/07/2017
» Boy love. Sweet kisses. Gay flirts. These had hardly been portrayed openly on Thailand's big and small screens until back in 2007, when teen drama Love Of Siam made a bold move with its kissing scene between two male high-schoolers, Tong and Mew. The film addressed family, teen and gender issues while also stirring debate as to its appropriateness.
'The Face' hands transgenders a welcome chance
News, Published on 09/04/2017
» This week, The Face Thailand, the reality model contestant show, will feature the remaining nine contestants, including transgender model Natachat Chanchiew, after fellow transgender model Chananchida Rungpetcharat, a runner-up in Miss Tiffany Universe 2013, was eliminated from the competition last week.
Never short of drama
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/02/2017
» Our monthly round-up of LGBTI news include a singer's rise to stardom, drama over a gay series and a summary of upcoming events.
Race for gender equality
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/01/2016
» It's been only 28 days, but 2016 is already promising to be yet another fun, interesting and tumultuous year for the LGBT community worldwide.
Banned transgender-themed film stirs up debate about 'arbitrary' censorship
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/12/2015
» For five years Tanwarin Sukkhapisit fought an unprecedented court case, and last week she lost. But what's more important, says the film director of Insects in the Backyard, is how the case has exposed the loose, arbitrary interpretation of the Film Act 2008 that led her film to be banned in the first place.
Parents, actors and LBWVB
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/10/2015
» Living a gay life on and off the television screen, plus snippets of upcoming LGBT-related happenings.
The Mighty Trio: Chopin, Hough and Debussy
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 02/09/2014
» It has taken 15 months, but Stephen Hough is finally giving Bangkok an encore. Rather, the great British pianist is giving a dozen-odd encores after his triumphant performance of the Rachmaninoff and Lutuslawski Paganini variations last year.