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Tag: transgender

THAILAND: FIRST TO DISCUSS THE TABOO?

YANISA LELAPINYOKUL WRITES – Shawatida “First” Kuptawatin – internet star, noodle restaurant owner, and a transgender woman – is taking a stand against Thailand’s strict social class system. In a September 6 Facebook live video (2 million views and counting), First talks about dealing with rude customers at the restaurant…

Full Article THAILAND: FIRST TO DISCUSS THE TABOO?

VIETNAM: Beautiful Bodies, Uterus Required

YVONNE EPPS WRITES – The next Vietnam beauty may be just around the corner, but the government will only except the most feminine of them all, literally. Based off America’s Next Top Model, the fourth season of Vietnam’s Next Top Model has come under fire after advancing transgendered contestants in…

Full Article VIETNAM: Beautiful Bodies, Uterus Required

SOUTH KOREA: KBS’ ‘XY That Girl’ Gets ‘OUTed’!

A new talk show targeting the transgender community, which invited transgender individuals to discuss their experiences, was cut from programming after viewers strongly voiced their objections. After premiering last week on a midnight time slot on KBS Joy, a subsidiary of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the show titled “XY That…

Full Article SOUTH KOREA: KBS’ ‘XY That Girl’ Gets ‘OUTed’!
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