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Gold card can cover some gender surgery
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/12/2023
» LGBTQ+ people who are members of the universal healthcare scheme can undergo gender-affirming surgery (GAS) if they are diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a psychiatrist, according to Dr Jadet Thammathataree, secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
Gender-affirming surgery coverage expanded
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/12/2023
» LGBTQ+ subscribers to the "gold card" universal health scheme will have access to gender-affirming surgery in the next couple of months.
Championing change
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/11/2023
» When Jasmin* transferred to Pibulwitthayalai School in Lop Buri, Sutep Upayak, a guidance counsellor and admissions committee member, learned she had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a psychiatrist. She wore male student uniforms at her former school and due to her condition, her parents allowed her to undergo hormone therapy at a hospital.
Japan’s top court backs trans woman in toilet case
Published on 11/07/2023
» TOKYO: In a landmark ruling, Japan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
Growing up trans in Brazil can be deadly
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» SAO PAULO: Wearing a pink dress that matches the bow in her hair, eight-year-old Agatha flashes a smile that belies all she has been through as a trans child growing up in Brazil.
Tales of queer migration
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/06/2023
» There is a border that defines the contour of his identity. Only by crossing it can Jaokhun Promchana be the man he wants to be. After moving to the US, he studied a new language and toiled in the kitchen. Holding a dream close to his heart, he went the extra mile to join the US Navy and police. Currently, he is running a restaurant with his wife. From the outside, he looks no different from other men, but in his expired documents, a name and its title are a reminder of the former self that he already shed.
As Spain advances trans rights, other pioneers hesitate
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» MADRID: As Spain prepares to adopt a law simplifying the process for self-identifying as transgender, other early adopters are applying the brakes over the complexities involved in this highly sensitive issue.
Sweden curbs treatments for trans minors
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Sweden, the first country to introduce legal gender reassignment, has begun restricting gender reassignment hormone treatments for minors, as it, like many Western countries, grapples with the highly sensitive issue.
Spain approves trans rights bill that has split the left
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MADRID - Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow the change with a simple declaration.
Spain approves trans rights bill that has split the left
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MADRID: Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration.