PAO transgender defends wearing skirt

    Published: 5/07/2012 at 07:20 PM
   
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/301113/transgender-official-right-to-wear-dress

Yollada "Nok" Suanyos, a transgender councillor on the Nan provincial administration organisation, says he has been criticised by many people for wearing a skirt to work and has called on the public to give equal rights to transgender people.

"I don't want to breach regulations or offend our culture, but I've been living as a woman for some time now," Mr Yollada said. "So I've decided to wear a woman's uniform, with dignity and with respect for the regulations."

The 30-year-old model-actress-singer and provincial official said he would like people to understand the difference between rights and duties. The duties assigned to a gender group were not compatible with their rights, he said.

"I want to express myself, so that many more men will accept the transgender group and treat us like normal women.