Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I found it interesting how open the Thai people are to gay and transgendered people. I like how the school's goal is to make the students comfortable, and not worry about the politics of juding the children. They are just treated like humans. Could this ever catch on in America?
P.S. The bathroom sign is half male, half female. I thought that was cute.
I guess it probably makes the naturally-born males or females a little uncomfortable to have someone that used to be fe/male in the stall next to them? I wouldn't really care myself, but I know a lot of people who would.
Why are there so many gay/transgendered students at this school, I wonder?
I think it's more of the fact that Thailand is way more accepting of transgendered children than any other country (including America), so they're not afraid to be open about it.
I think it's more of the fact that Thailand is way more accepting of transgendered children than any other country (including America), so they're not afraid to be open about it.
The majority of the Thai people are also Buddhist. In Buddhism there is no prohibition or judgment specific to homosexuality in the canonical teachings. Maybe that has something to do with it?
The majority of the Thai people are also Buddhist. In Buddhism there is no prohibition or judgment specific to homosexuality in the canonical teachings. Maybe that has something to do with it?
Definitely. In my experiences, Buddhists are the most tolerant people ever.
I guess it probably makes the naturally-born males or females a little uncomfortable to have someone that used to be fe/male in the stall next to them? I wouldn't really care myself, but I know a lot of people who would.
Exactly, this is done for the comfort of the heterosexual's comfort, not the other way around. Transgendered people tend to go to the bathroom of the gender they are living at the moment.
This is an interesting issue. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Maybe creating a separate bathroom for transgenders only further escalates the discrimination they face. Is this something that transgenders want? Or would they just rather use the restroom of the gender they switched too? I think the more we separate people, the more intolerant we get. I'd like to hear from a transgender on this board what they would like to see at a school?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
