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LGBTQ support lends 'new taste' to Thai politics
AFP, Published on 23/11/2020
» It takes Siraphob Attohi three hours to transform from a harried student into his drag queen persona Masala Bold -- a wisecracking MC, who raises calls for gender equality during protests for democratic reforms.
'Bad Students' not your typical school troublemakers
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» A mild-mannered teenage girl with owl glasses, a bob haircut and daisies painted on her fingernails is not your typical school troublemaker.
Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She's scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent.
American crowned in Pattaya transgender pageant
AFP, Published on 09/03/2019
» PATTAYA: American contestant Jazell Barbie Royale was crowned Miss International Queen on Friday at a beauty pageant for transgender women, becoming the first person of colour to win the competition since it started in 2004.
Celebrations greet India's ruling to allow gay sex
AFP, Published on 07/09/2018
» NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex sparking emotional and joyous celebrations among activists after a decades-long campaign against a colonial-era law used to clamp down on homosexual rights.
LGBT tourism eyes new horizons
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» BERLIN: From gay-friendly honeymoon destinations to party escapes, tourism has long catered to LGBT travellers. But as acceptance grows, so do calls for the industry to broaden its offers, and avoid cliches.
Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails, thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old.
Indonesia declares, 'no room' for gays
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesia said on Thursday there was "no room" for the gay community in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, as activists blasted officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.
Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk
AFP, Published on 23/07/2012
» From a cafe near the go-go bars of a Bangkok red light district where she campaigns for safe sex, Gigi gives an unvarnished view of how she joined Thailand's growing ranks of transgender people with HIV.