Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit | |
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ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์ | |
 Tanwarin in 2019 | |
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| Born | October 23, 1973 Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand |
| Political party | Move Forward Party[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Future Forward Party (2018–2020) |
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Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (Thai: ธัญญ์วาริน สุขะพิสิษฐ์, RTGS: Thanwarin Sukkhaphisit, Thai pronunciation: [tʰān.wāː.rīn sùk.kʰà.pʰí.sìt]) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever openly transgender member of parliament in Thailand's House of Representatives.[2][3][4][5][6]
Biography[edit]
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Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973, in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province. They graduated from Khon Kaen University. After working as an English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director.
Removal from office[edit]
In October 2020, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies.[7] Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on Thailand's pro-democracy movement,[8] with one commentator in the Bangkok Post writing that they were "unjustly removed" in a "huge blow to the Thai LGBTI community".[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Constitutional Court disqualifies Move Forward Party MP over media shares". Prachatai English. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Yee, Tan Hui (Mar 30, 2019). "I am intelligent, capable, and a katoey: Thailand's first transgender MP". The Straits Times.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (April 8, 2019). "'I am not here to entertain': meet Thailand's first transgender MP". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Chandran, Rina (2019-04-17). "From movies to marriage, first Thai transgender MP wants change". Reuters. Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Lotto Perslo, Sofia (2019-03-25). "Thailand elects first transgender MP Tanwarin Sukkhapisit". www.pinknews.co.uk.
- ^ Boonlert, Thana (2019-04-01). "The LGBT advocate set to be an MP". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Thanthong-Knight, Randy (October 28, 2020). "Thai Court Disqualifies Opposition Lawmaker in Media Shares Case". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Thailand's first transgender MP dismissed from parliament". AFP via The Straits Times. October 28, 2020.
- ^ Mahavongtrakul, Melalin (November 30, 2020). "Light flickers in US, fades in Thailand". Bangkok Post.
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