Thailand TG stories #1

[Sonja]

@Mendi Interesting, here in NZ I would say TG people are accepted, I think NZ might be the first country in the world to have had a TG member of parliament, and there is a polynesian culture that also adds and broadens the TG community. I would say confidently that NZ is 1 generation from total acceptance of TG people, in which TG people have the same rights as all others and are also treated with the same level of dignity.

@warlockmaker  Thanks for the news, has ->-bleeped-<- been in Thai culture for a long time or is it more of a recent phenomenon?
Also how goes the insurgency in the south? getting better?
Do you do much traveling outside of Thailand? I love the asia pacific and oceania region more than any other, the cultures and the geography, What made you settle on Thailand to live?   My british parents moved our family from africa (zimbabwe) 31years ago to NZ, NZ was an obvious choice for english speaking people looking for a new start.

Thank you,

Sonja.

[Mendi]

@Mendi Interesting, here in NZ I would say TG people are accepted, I think NZ might be the first country in the world to have had a TG member of parliament, and there is a polynesian culture that also adds and broadens the TG community. I would say confidently that NZ is 1 generation from total acceptance of TG people, in which TG people have the same rights as all others and are also treated with the same level of dignity.

Well I get to live in peace here in Finland too, but there is a difference. I sensed it and many others have sensed it before me. I cannot exactly pinpoint what the exact difference is, but it is huge. It also might be, that Thai people generally speaking, even here in Finland, are very warm and welcoming and seem happy, even when things seem hard.

[krobinson103]

@Mendi Interesting, here in NZ I would say TG people are accepted, I think NZ might be the first country in the world to have had a TG member of parliament, and there is a polynesian culture that also adds and broadens the TG community. I would say confidently that NZ is 1 generation from total acceptance of TG people, in which TG people have the same rights as all others and are also treated with the same level of dignity.

@warlockmaker  Thanks for the news, has ->-bleeped-<- been in Thai culture for a long time or is it more of a recent phenomenon?
Also how goes the insurgency in the south? getting better?
Do you do much traveling outside of Thailand? I love the asia pacific and oceania region more than any other, the cultures and the geography, What made you settle on Thailand to live?   My british parents moved our family from africa (zimbabwe) 31years ago to NZ, NZ was an obvious choice for english speaking people looking for a new start.

Thank you,

Sonja.

Sonja New Zealand is accepting but I still feel there is an undercurrent of discrimination. I'd bet if I tried to apply for a new job as a teacher despite there being laws about discrimination I'd not be at the top of the list despite my skills and abilities. That being said only a few times in a almost a year of living full time have I felt unwelcome. Mostly people are very accepting or just plain clueless.