On 2/22/2024 at 2:54 PM, Kinglizard said:

As a US Citizen, Retired and happy to be a resident of Thailand, I appreciate the attitude of most Thai people who Accept, Tolerate, and Ignore, the sexual preferences of others. Buddhist ideals are Traditionally non-judgmental and allow for personal freedom that exceeds the standards of most other cultures. LGBTQIA activists are not satisfied with this. They demand EVERYONE must CELEBRATE their sexual choices and situations.

For myself and most modest Thai people, this "In your face" confrontational attitude is objectionable. 

That is a lie.

Nobody is demanding EVERYONE must celebrate anything.

 

I find the crime excuse an extremely weak tea obviously lame excuse for rejecting this change.

But to their credit, it's an excuse I haven't heard of before.

On 2/22/2024 at 11:36 AM, mfd101 said:

As expected, the alphabet soup & gender identity issues get in the road of same-sex marriage ... which will keep moving to the right.

Must be a tough life when everything is to the right of where you stand...

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Must be a tough life when everything is to the right of where you stand...

Perhaps 'moving to the right' is an Aussie-only or perhaps (in my case) an Aussie-bureaucratic-only phrase. It means: Pushed off to the never never, or Constantly delayed.

 

On 2/22/2024 at 12:36 PM, bamnutsak said:

It is interesting that the main objection is to assume that everyone has criminal intent (deceive and harass), rather than seeking happiness.

 

But it's wise to recognize that many seek happiness through criminal intent (deceiving and harassing).

44 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

But it's wise to recognize that many seek happiness through criminal intent (deceiving and harassing).

 

Do they? Many?

 

I don't think so.

Kathoey are not LGBTQ. The word glosses better as intersex, and that's how they are seen. You cant choose to become or come out as, a kathoei...

 

Regarding them as transgender, or gay, is cultural appropriation.

 

People who appropriate 'third sex' categories, for things like gender identities, ought to remember the historical use of a 'thrd sex' ie. a eunuch or neuter, physically ambiguous and defaulting to effeminacy.

 

Kathoei are only aware of it in middle childhood, unlike current Western narratives that have 3 to 5 year olds profess a trans identity. Earlier in childhood, adults will be aware of kathoey tendencies in the male child: play behavior, and body language, and the like.

 

Naturally self-awareness intensifies during puberty, although they dont develop macho frames or muscle mass. No one claims them, literally, to be natal women with penises. Just that they are biologically 'off' as men. This is the point of commonality with Western transsexuals, but only with the early onset subset.