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US Ambassador stands proud
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/06/2017
» Our monthly round-up of LGBTI news
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Man versus dog
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/05/2017
» Last week, a concerned father took to Facebook asking for justice for his seven-year-old daughter who was bitten by a stray dog. The incident took place on Koh Samui and the girl was immediately taken to hospital where she received injections to prevent tetanus and rabies. A big gash on her thigh meant she had to miss the first week of school.
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Silver lining to vulgar outing
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/04/2017
» 'Why haven't you told anyone you're transgender?" asked Survivor: Game Changers contestant Jeff Varner to his teammate Zeke Smith -- a transgender man -- in the castaway reality show's sixth episode, aired on April 12. The two were surrounded by their team and show host Jeff Probst during a tribal council where one contestant has to be eliminated. Disbelief grew on each person's face as they took in Varner's words.
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Liberalising Islam
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/03/2017
» Conservative, insular, sometimes radical -- these are some people's perceptions of Islam and its followers. The after-effect of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks intensified by the headline-grabbing surge of the Islamic State, the image of Islam sometimes sparks fear that results in waves of Islamophobia and even anti-Muslim policies in certain parts of the world.
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The diplomacy of gender identity
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/12/2016
» Fierce, fiery and passionate was how Vitit Muntarbhorn, the first UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, took the stage of the recent ILGA World Conference held at Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok.
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5 talking points in Thai entertainment
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/12/2016
» A year of progress and disappointment in the arts.
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Let love carry us
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/10/2016
» It's almost impossible to fathom that Thai people have been living without King Rama IX for 11 days. Spending days and nights praying is now the norm for many. A difficult time, indeed. But life goes on, even when we wish it could revert and bring back the one we've lost.
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Beyond the bullets and bombs
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/09/2016
» The morning breeze was cool on our faces as we cruised past a gleaming mosque. Traffic was light and the town was quiet and peaceful, except around the fresh market occupied by women in hijab. Local shops selling bak kut teh and dim sum were opening their doors. It was a typical, lazy Sunday morning in Yala -- known to the rest of Thailand as the land of insurgency and unrest.
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Sex, lies and lesbianism
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/08/2016
» Lies, deception, crazy men and hot lesbian sex. What more could you ask from a movie? Throw Oldeuboi's (Oldboy) director Park Chan-wook into the mix and everything gets a whole lot more interesting in this Korean adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel Fingersmith, now known as Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden).
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Tackling global ignorance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/02/2016
» There are certain things that Randy Berry feels have no place in the future world he wants for his children and that includes discrimination and violence against individuals of various sexual orientation and gender identity. To him, these issues shouldn't even exist in 2016.
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