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From exile to acceptance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2015
» 'Every journey starts with one step. So today is one step for a long journey," said Burmese activist Aung Myo Min in the documentary film This Kind Of Love. During the scene, he was standing inside a Bangkok BTS Skytrain. He was on his journey home to Myanmar after 24 years of exile.
Will Nepenthes suratensis make bail?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province boasts a botanical uniqueness — it is a home to Nepenthes suratensis, a species of tropical pitcher plant endemic to the southern region of Thailand. An exotic, brightly coloured specimen, the plant is also a critically endangered one. Only a few hundred are currently growing in the wild in this area.
Alternative lifestyles
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/03/2015
» Same-sex couples still can't get married in this country. That is an unfortunate fact, which raises various issues in many homosexuals' lives.
Calling last orders on transgender discrimination
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/02/2015
» Just two months in, and 2015 is already promising to be a momentous year for the LGBT community. From a transgender person allegedly being banned from a pub to a gay singer’s big Grammy Awards win, here are some of the LGBT moments that have been met with either sighs or applause.
Gender, sex and politics
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/01/2015
» Along with nationality, age and religion, the Thai Constitution has recognised the term "sex" as one factor that should not be subject to discrimination.
Hope grows in the forest
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/01/2015
» The children's faces, white with powder, looked eager as a big modified truck picks them up for school. It was a cool, foggy morning in Sangkhla Buri and we had the sunrise in the background as we cruised along the Thai-Myanmar border zone in Kanchanaburi province.
Happy and gay
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/12/2014
» A year is coming to a close, and it has been quite a good one for the LGBT community worldwide, so to speak. More countries and states are starting to legalise same-sex marriage — a sign of more acceptance and understanding from the public. Though that list still has yet to include Thailand, the movements by Thai gender activists are ongoing, and we wait for the day everyone can stand proudly and equally next to one another regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The struggle of youth
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/11/2014
» At just 17-years-old, Saranya Wasandee has been appointed vice-president of the Children and Youth Council of Nonthaburi. Serving at both municipal and national level, the Council enables young people to come together, organising activities and seeking co-operation from the public sector in enhancing the voice of Thailand's youth.
In a family way
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/10/2014
» Ouanapa Pankun, a 32-year-old veterinarian, had been together with Wongkot Tungchitwatthanakul, the owner of a chicken farm, also 32, for a year before the two decided to tie the knot. The couple now has one daughter together. Both Ouanapa and Wongkot are female.