Thailand’s Gender Equality Act
Thailand is known to be a liberal and tolerant country regarding LGBT.
Now Thailand’s Gender Equality Act is in effect. It’s not only about male
and female equality. It is the first legislation that also protects LGBT
people from discrimination and stigmatization, ensuring our equal rights.
Specially transgender people faced permanent discrimination in the past.
Nowadays young transgender people have all the rights to become
doctors, dentists, lawyers, teachers, engineers and many other professions.
Punishments for discriminations can be quite high: Those found guilty of
discrimination face up to six months in jail or fines up to twenty-thousand
Bath or both!