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A man in full
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/08/2015
» About two years after first visiting a doctor, Jimmy had his breasts removed.
Where love wins despite the legalities
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/07/2015
» Thailand is often seen as a paradise for gay, lesbian and transgender people.
Intersex activist comes to terms with a painful secret
Spectrum, Published on 14/06/2015
» Anis Akhtar grew up with little idea of what life was like for ordinary people. Until the age of 15, he attended a school for the visually impaired due to a condition he has suffered since his birth in the northern English city of Bradford in 1987.
Trapped beneath the transgender glass ceiling
Spectrum, Published on 07/06/2015
» Fluent in both English and Russian, 30-year-old Kaona Saowakun is freelancing as a translator and interpreter to pay the bills. When he can, he puts aside some cash to save up for his dream of undergoing gender reassignment surgery, which he hopes he’ll be able to afford a few years from now.
If the robes fit...
Spectrum, Published on 15/02/2015
» Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, an abbess at Songdhammakalayani Monastery, is on a mission: she wants to “build up a bhikkhuni sangha [female monkhood] in Thailand”.
Girls on film
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/01/2015
» From the time Patty was a little boy he hankered for the spotlight. He loved being noticed and showing off his talent. “When I grow up, I want to be a star, I want to be famous, I want to make a movie,” Patty recalled of the goal he set for himself all those years ago.
Getting through a dangerous haze
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 31/08/2014
» As a freshman, Panuwad Hongsawatchai felt the wrath of his fellow students at Maejo University in Phrae when he refused to be part of its traditional hazing ceremonies intended to absorb him into campus life.
Lights, camera, 'action'
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/08/2014
» From the outside, the cinema looks dated but otherwise ordinary, a seemingly forgotten victim of Bangkok's rapid gentrification. "Now showing five films back-to-back all day long," reads the sign on the front of the building.
When the rescue causes harm
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/05/2014
» A visit by Chantawipa Apisuk and a group of sex workers to a Thai shelter for girls rescued from prostitution last April is a memory she will never forget.
Ladyboy monk's full about face
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/05/2014
» At first glance, there is nothing unusual about Naruebet "Numnow" Proncena; he is just a regular, good-looking man. But Numnow's recent past has made him a source of fascination — and derision — for thousands of internet users.