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Breaking gender barriers in the clergy
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 22/07/2023
» Can queers be ordained as Buddhist monks? The question sparked intense debates on social media when Pataradanai Setsuwan, a well-known openly gay celebrity, entered the monkhood late last month.
Give disabled full attention
News, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2022
» A controversial online ad featuring a transgender influencer and a colleague who acted as a wheelchair-bound person has triggered a spate of political correctness in society.
When marriage equality is an issue of freedom
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/04/2022
» The cabinet early this week finally shot down a draft of the marriage equality bill that was proposed by the Move Forward Party (MFP). The doomed destiny of this progressive pro-gender equality draft bill is not surprising under the current ultra-conservative government.
Militarism is at the root of our problems
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/09/2015
» After Sunday's draft charter veto, there have been growing calls for the "good" elements in the Borwornsak edition to be preserved in the new draft.
This is not a trans world
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/09/2015
» Most Thai people just can't grasp the term "transman". Although compared to other Asian countries we are considerably more open when it comes to gender diversity, our knowledge of the LGBT spectrum is still quite limited. Transwomen (or katoey) are a vibrant fixture in our society. Tomboys and lesbians are also quite accepted (or tolerated, as some would argue). But, when it comes to transmen -- those born as females but who identify as male -- they are not as visible in this country.
Key battles remain in fight for LGBT rights
News, Published on 17/05/2015
» It is a curious if mildly depressing exercise to ask to see a katoey’s ID card. Should she not shy away, the picture will likely reveal a boyish face with minimal or no make-up and sometimes much shorter hair than the woman who pulled it from her purse; in other words, not the look she feels most comfortable presenting to the world. Without fail, the prefix before her name will be nai — mister. This is even a requirement of the myriad transgender pageants, such as Miss Tiffany Universe, held in this country.
No democracy, no loss
News, Published on 18/04/2015
» A bit of advice for two contributors, Khun Colin Roth, of “Faux democracy rules”, and Kuldeep Nagi, of “Davies won’t turn tide” (PostBag, April 17).
Thai tolerance abounds, as long as it's fashionable
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/03/2015
» Thai people are generally tolerant towards people different from them — except when they are different from them.
A Skytrain named Desire
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/11/2014
» Smoking, eating and drinking on the BTS Skytrain are strictly prohibited. But there is no express forbidding of farting, spitting, peeing, cooking or lovemaking. That's understandable — such acts and several others are known to be no-nos in public areas.
Love me or leave me
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/09/2014
» When you think of parental love, the word "unconditional" is usually attached to it somewhere in the context. Lately, I'm starting to wonder if that unconditional nature is being practiced in every family, especially for the ones with LGBT children.