'Without equality, tolerance is just a myth'

The Nation October 24, 2011 6:05 am

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Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, The Nation's columnist, has been honoured by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLGF) of Ireland with the GALA International Prize for Gay Rights Activist of the Year.

Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, The Nation's columnist on gay affairs since 2001, has been honoured by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLGF) of Ireland with the GALA International Prize for Gay Rights Activist of the Year.

Paisarn, a defender of gay and other rights, accepted the award over the weekend on behalf of the Sexual Diversity Network.

For five years, Paisarn and his organisation have fought against the Army's practice of altering the personal records of transgender draftees to describe them as suffering from permanent psychosis.

Recently Paisarn took a phone call telling him about the decision of a court that morning to rule against the practice.