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Title: The parts of a woman
Post by: Shana A on March 05, 2010, 08:14:49 AM
Post by: Shana A on March 05, 2010, 08:14:49 AM
The parts of a woman
By Paisarn Likhitpreechakul
Special to The Nation
Flawed strategies emerge on a TV debate about "transgender woman"
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/03/05/The-parts-of-a-woman-30123942.html (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/03/05/The-parts-of-a-woman-30123942.html)
Nok Yollada knew she was meant to be a woman and, not content to merely cross the gender line, she fully became one with the help of sex-reassignment surgery. She is now, anatomically too, a female.
She's not just a transgender, but more specifically a transsexual, and she also has a lofty vision. She hopes that all post-operation transgenders will one day be accorded the rights of women, most importantly the right to legal recognition as such.