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The best LGBT films of 2013
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 20/12/2013
» 2013 has proved historic for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around the world. Many countries _ France, Uruguay, New Zealand _ legalised same-sex marriage. In the United States, the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, opening the door for many states to legalise same-sex marriage.
Hormones running rampant
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 12/07/2013
» On the floor between rows of desks in an empty classroom, we see two pairs of feet, seemingly entwined. We don't see bodies or faces, but the uniform shoes tell us they are a teenaged boy and girl. We hear the girl's voice: "You got it?" A pause. "Give it to me, I'll put it on for you."
Stylish boys next door
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 30/05/2013
» Back again for men about town is the annual menswear runway presented by Central Chidlom. Titled "Central Men With Style 2013: Boys Next Door", this year the leading shopping centre invited famous actors and celebrities to strut the runway with professional models including million-dollar showbiz boy Mario Maurer, television star Atichart Chumnanont and Teeradetch Metawarayut, as well as winners of the reality singing contest The Star 9.
Razor's edge
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/01/2013
» Everything about a barbershop is nostalgic: the buzzing-bee sound of a clipper, the fragrant scent of talcum, the cut-throat razor and rotating chair. For most Thai men, they evoke memories of their formative years, a place where as students they were given a proper (military-style, in certain cases) short haircut as required by their schools.
When youth lookinto anabyss
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 05/11/2012
» Two years ago Seoul National University professor Kim Rando decided to write something besides academic papers. A collection of self-empowering essays for frustrated university students, Kim's Youth, It's Painful is a simple yet powerful book of advice, written in the voice of a father talking his son or a teacher to his students. It has made history in the South Korean literary scene with 762 reprints and has sold more than two million copies.
Tiring of the attire debate
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 22/08/2012
» Aug 30 is going to be a big day for Baramee "Denjan" Phanich, and for the transgender community in Thailand. Denjan, 23, is among five transsexual students who have been granted permission to wear female attire during the graduation ceremony at Thammasat University.
Fans say Yes
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 26/07/2012
» When the actors and director of the Thai film Yes Or No visited the Shanghai International Film Festival last year, they were amazed that 800-plus Chinese fans were waiting to greet them at the airport. What was even more surprising was how the small-budget, lesbian-themed flick from a foreign country could attract such a following when the film was never screened in China.
Good becomes Better
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/06/2012
» A drag queen mother, a vampire hunter, a grandmother and the best sex she's ever had were some of the highlights _ all of them presented by different troupes over a period stretching mid-May to early this month. Just too bad it wasn't in Bangkok but a neighbouring country south of Thailand _ Singapore.
Soul of a Nation
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 07/03/2012
» Celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Thailand this year, the Australian Embassy in Bangkok has organised a number of cultural exchange activities including an art exhibition, "Shadowlife", at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.