The House voted Thursday to strongly oppose President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, a symbolic rebuke led by Democrats angry at Trump’s reversal of a policy established under President Barack Obama.
The number of transgender voters has increased since the 2014 Lok Sabha election and, though the enrolment procedure has become accessible, members of the community since face hurdles as they lack the required documents.
Blame it on lack of essential documents like birth or education certificates, only 1,501 people from the transgender community have enrolled themselves for the Lok Sabha election.
Let’s take a break from all the collective stress and the political drama that came out of this weekend’s elections — the kingdom’s first since the 2014 military coup — to touch upon a silver lining: Tanwarin Sukkhapisit’s win.
Dynamised by a telegenic billionaire, staffed by trendy graduates and powered by the millennial vote, Future Forward (FFP) has emerged as a new force in Thai politics, with a mission to restructure an unequal economy and take an axe to the army's influence.
