The article aims to present a new aspect of gender research by using the rights-based approach for sexually marginalized groups. The research deals with the experiential aspects of being a transgender sex worker in Thailand, a group of people who lack power, can be vulnerable, and are usually overlooked in the "Gender Mainstreaming" policy. This article challenges the Western academic discourse on Gender Identity Disorder (GID), and the binary biological model on which the diagnosis is based. It is argued that the "gender agenda" needs to go beyond the binary categories of gender-male and female-to explore the identity crisis and marginalization of those between genders as part of broader queer/LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual) rights. The article also attempts to negotiate future queer rights in Thailand, by showing that actions or events in any part of the world have an impact on people elsewhere, and we must together script a new chapter to end violence and discrimination against all people, irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
This article looks at identity diversification among Thai (MTF) transgender sex workers who are in a semi-reassigned physical state; working in two famous sex tourism hot spots in Thailand. Locating the informants in their own gender system, then drawing on western queer and transgender theories, we examine the negotiation of gender and identity in this unique cultural, historical and political context. The research shows that the sex industry facilitates the emergence of new third-gender identities among MTF sex workers. The research finds that core gender identity, embodiment and preferred sexual practices are mutable but vary together. The research reinforces the centrality of the body in transgender studies, but highlights problems of cross-cultural differences in gender concepts.
This paper aims to contribute to understanding of emergent gender/sexual identities in Thailand. Thailand has become a popular destination for sex change operations by providing the medical technology for a complete transformation, with relatively few procedures and satisfactory results at a reasonable price. Data were gathered from 24 transsexual male-to-female sex workers working in Pattaya and Patpong, well-known sex-tourism hot spots in Thailand. Findings suggest the emergence of new understandings of gender/sexual identity. Sex-tourism/sex work significantly illuminates the process through which gender is contested and re-imagined. The coming together of cultures in Thailand's sex industry, coupled with advances in medical technology, has resulted in the emergence of new concepts of gender.
The study investigated the refugee and host community conflicts in Kakuma refugee camp located in Turkana County, in the NorthWest parts of Kenya. The study classified factors causing tension and conflicts between the refugees and the local community into four main categories; political and security, limited resources, social welfare and socio-cultural factors. The following three main outstanding points explains what causes tensions and conflicts; firstly, the host community feels refugees are more economically privileged because of the aid they get from refugees aid organizations. Secondly, the host community population has been outnumber by the refugees" population that has created fear and tension since the host can do less to stop refugees from doing anything harmful to them. Thirdly, competition as a result of the limited resources such as land, water and wood collection in the penurious semi-arid area where the refugees and host community lives. This study recommends that in order to foster a better existence amongst the refugees and host community, refugees" agencies should tailor their programs to development of both the host community and refugees as suggested in Refugee Aid and Development Theory.
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