Group proposes law to guarantee transsexual people’s legal rights

By The Nation

 

 

A group of transsexuals has proposed a new law that guarantees legal rights to people who undergo sex change, including a right to have their title changed to suit their new gender.

 

The group submitted the proposal addressed to House Speaker Chuan Leepai on Thursday. 

 

The proposal seeks equality for men and women who undergo sex change, in terms of their name title, legal rights as married couples, marital status, military conscription and imprisonment in the correct cell based on their new sex. 

 

The Life Inspired for Transsexuals Foundation is leading a campaign to collect at least 10,000 signatures in support of the proposed law.

 

Yollada Suannok, president of the Transsexual Association of Thailand, and Jern Jern Boonsoongnern, a well-known singer and leading LGBT figure, led the group to hand their letter in at TOT Auditorium, which is serving as a temporary venue for Parliament meetings. 

 

Yollada, who is still referred to as Mr, said the proposed law will bring Thailand to a higher level of rights and freedom for LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) people. 

 

“Let the world see that Thailand is among the leaders when it comes to the rights and freedom for LGBTQI people,” she said. 

 

Tankhun Jitt-itsara, a member of the House speaker’s staff, accepted the letter on Chuan’s behalf, saying that the House speaker welcomed suggestions on new laws as well as complaints regarding the legislator. 

 

He also said this new law proposed by the group would affect the lives of many transsexuals who have long been seeking legal rights to suit their new gender.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373669

 

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2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) people

Few more years and it's gonna be JGBTQISKASDCMREKMAOMCASP+CPW<CPWMCMCKRN@$%!#$ML

 

Meanwhile the regular people following the rules of nature that has been in place for about 2 million years must shut up.

 

Another 50 years before we have ZOO to keep all the weird hetero away.

13 minutes ago, HeyHeyHey said:

Few more years and it's gonna be JGBTQISKASDCMREKMAOMCASP+CPW<CPWMCMCKRN@$%!#$ML

 

Meanwhile the regular people following the rules of nature that has been in place for about 2 million years must shut up.

 

Another 50 years before we have ZOO to keep all the weird hetero away.

Which regular people? You mean rapists, pedophiles, alcoholics, drug addicts, religious zealots, atheists,  human traffickers, domestic abusers...? Do I need to go on?

9 minutes ago, nickstav said:

Which regular people? You mean rapists, pedophiles, alcoholics, drug addicts, religious zealots, atheists,  human traffickers, domestic abusers...? Do I need to go on?

How is that relevant? You want to say "LGBTQI" don't do any of what you named?

 

Hahaha...

 Transgenders selling makeup at a Clinique counter is fine but ,compete as woman in track and field events...Just aint right

Live and let live.

20 minutes ago, HeyHeyHey said:

How is that relevant? You want to say "LGBTQI" don't do any of what you named?

 

Hahaha...

 

2 hours ago, nickstav said:

 

 

"When your stupid arguments can't win

 

use a quote to make you look smart"

 

- Confuckcius, circa yesterday

Whatever gender your birth certificate says is what you are. Period. Your mental illness shouldn’t guarantee you special rights because you believe you’re a different gender.

 

Hey, I’m Thai. Where’s my rights and my passport? I’m tired of this visa nonsense. Let’s forget the fact that I’m a foreigner, if I say I’m Thai, then I’m Thai, give me rights!

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

LGBTQI

What's wrong with LGBTTQQIAAP? For those of us who get our kicks from Ally McBeal or frying pans, this is a kick in the teeth. 

How does that solve the situations on the grand now in Thailand.?

Why do we pander to these people, why! Why!!

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Let the world see that Thailand is among the leaders when it comes to the rights and freedom for LGBTQI people,” she said.

But for everything else its a total  failure and id concentrate on those things  first before this trivial issue

When you stand science, biology and common sense on their heads this is where you end up.