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The fit deserve the right to serve
News, Noah Feldman, Published on 28/07/2017
» A ban on transgender people serving in the US military would probably be unconstitutional under any circumstances. But President Donald Trump has pretty much guaranteed that courts would strike down such a ban by announcing it on Wednesday on Twitter, without any real justification.
Capital at heart of nation's Aids epidemic
News, Published on 22/07/2017
» Bangkok lies at the heart of Thailand's Aids epidemic. The risk of infection is higher because of dynamics such as social networking and socioeconomic disparities. More than a third of new HIV infections in the country are occurring in the city. Unless we crack the problem here, we will not end the Aids epidemic in Thailand.
SOGI violence must stop right now
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 19/05/2017
» This week is a timely reminder of the need for concerted action to counter the phenomenon of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), a trend which is pervasive worldwide.
Marriage law equality call risks staining rainbow flag
News, Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, Published on 18/05/2017
» Last month, a photo of Saudi Arabia's Girl's Council went viral because of one peculiarity: the total absence of women and girls in it. Thousands of Thais -- including many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people -- must have sniggered at the image. Surely in 2017, laws and policies cannot be formulated without proper representation of the very people they purport to serve?
Conscripted to fight an invisible war
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/04/2017
» Until April 12, the biggest annual lottery will keep Thai men on edge: the military draft.
Six headlines to look out for in April
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 07/04/2017
» April not only brings with it the Songkran Festival but also unique stories that are bound to show up in newspapers or Facebook news feeds every year. For your entertainment, here are some of the headlines I predict will be published during Thailand's hottest month.
Struggles of rural women go unanswered
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/03/2017
» When asked about her gravest concern as an ethnic minority woman, domestic violence is not on the top of the list of Hmong activist Kanlaya Chularattakorn. Not that it does not exist, but the topic is simply too divisive when highland communities need to unite for survival amid state hostility.
Gender law ignored as inequality persists
News, Lazeena Muna-McQuay, Published on 09/03/2017
» Heralded as a milestone law that criminalises unfair discrimination against people who have gender expressions different from their original sex, Thailand's Gender Equality Act has been disappointingly under-used since it was passed by the government two years ago this month.
LGBT ‘jokes’ not funny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/03/2017
» The incident in which a transgender dance teacher, Dulaphat Mangkarat, at a northeastern university complained that she was verbally harassed in a lewd manner by her dean who insisted he was just joking shows there is still the need for education about gender awareness and equality among Thais.
Thailand must join the LGBTI battle
News, Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, Published on 07/11/2016
» Just a month ago, Thailand celebrated the United Nations Human Rights Council's appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, a Thai international law professor, as the first independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).