Posts tagged Thailand
Periodical Political Post *152
Feb 11th
Queer News
- Thailand considers civil union bill; would be first country in Asia
- It does get better for gay teens with age a new study suggests
- Gay-hating Pope Benedict XVI is resigning at the end of February
- Video touting ex-gay therapy was shown in some US classrooms
Other News
- US are violating human rights of children, says U.N. committee
- US state wants to ban abortion after rape to “save evidence”
- Cross-dressing, porn store-owning priest busted in meth ring
- Cops nab 5-year-old for wearing wrong colour shoes to school
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Dec 22nd
Queer News
- Thai government drafting same-sex civil partnership law
- Tens of thousands protest for marriage equality in France
- Pope seeks alliances with other religions against the gays
- Court decision could lead to marriage equality in Taiwan
- UK teachers must tackle gay bullying or risk a bad report
Other News
- ACTA is completely and finally dead-and-buried in Europe
- US Congress trying to make jail without charge, trial legal
- There’s no link between video games and gun murders
- American gun deaths to exceed traffic fatalities by 2015
- Teen Marijuana use shows no effect on brain, unlike alcohol
0Periodical Political Post *133
Oct 23rd
Queer News
- Gay man in America falsely imprisoned by his extremist church
- School tosses out transgender protections after right-wing pressure
- Taiwan TV channel fined $300,000 for broadcasting lesbian kiss
- Thai transgender stewardess airline suspends flights after 10 months
- Something new: English boy, 15, admits raping a 65-year-old man
Other News
- Research shows dramatic rise in suicides of US teens from bullying
- United Nations calls for internet surveillance against “terrorism”
- Investigation shows how Brits get ripped off since energy is private
- Computer viruses are "rampant" on medical devices in US hospitals
- File-sharers buy 30% more music than people who don’t pirate
0These Onions…
Jun 24th
The major goal of every advertisement on TV is, of course, to emotionally connect you with a product or cause. And apparently there’s no one being better at it than the Thai. No matter if it’s for a heath campaign like in the video below, a life insurance (those have a lot of gut-wrench potential of course, don#t watch this one, seriously) or just something as mundane as shampoo.
0Periodical Political Post *107
May 31st
Queer News
- Trans woman first to compete and then win a seat in Thai elections
- Italian gay movement starts its own party for next general elections
- (Another) American pastor wants the government to kill all gay people
- California state senate votes to ban "ex-gay" therapy for teenagers
- Toddler singing “No homos gonna make it to heaven” applauded by church
Other News
- Media propaganda: To avoid counting civilian deaths, U.S. president Obama
re-defined the word "militant" to mean all military-age males in a strike zone - Three heavyweight committees of EU Parliament recommend to bury ACTA
- Israeli Interior minister suggest African migrants are criminals infected with HIV
- Sex trafficking “charities” caught making up data and stealing money
- In ten American states guns kill more people than car accidents do
0Periodical Political Post *102
May 2nd
Queer News
- ANOTHER study finding homophobes are probably secretly gay
- 17 activists arrested under St. Petersburg gay propaganda ban
- Catholic leader urges all faiths to unite against same-sex marriage
- Tennessee to keep schools from mentioning homosexuality without bill
- Transgender woman stands for election in Thailand for first time
- Pastor urges parents to set girlish boys straight by punching them
Other News
- Even the New York Times is annoyed by the self-made FBI terror plots
- U.S. dissing poor countries for wanting affordable meds, school books
- Daily Mail behind latest UK campaign for internet filtering of all porn
- Video reveals disabled boy’s electro-shock torture at his school
- Will Sweden abolish the concept of gender with new pronoun?
- America’s youth have highest death rate of first-world countries
0Trap Thursday *54
Nov 10th
Saknarin Marnyaporn (Thai: น้องปอย, born October 5, 1986), better known by the names Nong Poy or Treechada is a Thai actress and model. Assigned male at birth, Poy underwent sex reassignment surgery at age 17. At age 19, Poy won the Miss Tiffany’s 2004 and Miss International Queen 2004.
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Ladyboy Got Talent
Mar 15th
When you think about Asian talent shows you’ll probably expect the usual Wunderkinder over and over again but Thailand has its very own treats: In the current season of Thailand’s got Talent a certain ladyboy impressed both the jury and the audience with her ability to switch between a female and a male voice within the same song. [via queer.de]
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