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Ministry to revive gay rights bill
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 30/05/2017
» The Ministry of Justice has vowed to take action in favour of a petition demanding a stalled bill on gay rights be enacted.
Transgenders happy to come out from the shadows
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2017
» For centuries in the Land of Smiles, men with an outwardly feminine appearance felt offended when they were called "katoey" or "toot" (transvestite). But as time goes by, more gays and transpeople have come out in the public spotlight than ever before.
Activists welcome transgender jails
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 10/07/2016
» The LGBT community has welcomed the Department of Correction's decision to set up a separate jail for transgender prisoners, but have expressed concerns some inmates' gender identities or sexual preference may complicate the selection process.
Learn about LGBTI, say activists
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 18/05/2016
» People from all walks of life should study the Gender Equality Act to quell discrimination against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) communities in Thailand, gender activists say.
Regime irked over Europe rights rebuke
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 10/10/2015
» Thailand has expressed disappointment with a recent European Parliament resolution that urges Thai authorities to address what it says is a deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
Transgender in transition
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 18/07/2015
» Verbal abuse can hurt, and those whom society labels as kathoey are only too aware of the barbs. But the narrow minds are slowly opening and the derogatory sense of the word is no longer quite as nasty.