Thai army: transgender conscripts no longer "insane"
Military agrees to stop stamping "permanent insanity" on would-be transgender recruits' permanent records
Patrick Winn
September 2, 2011 04:47

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/the-rice-bowl/thai-army-transgender-conscripts-no-longer-insane

Draft-age transgender Thais rejoice: your military will no longer deem you "permanently insane."

Thailand's military, which forces all young men into a conscription lottery, has traditionally dismissed as "insane" any would-be conscript who shows up with long hair and hormone-enhanced breasts.