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Transgender candidate for Thai PM hoping to inspire change

Thai prime ministerial candidate Pauline Ngarmpring is interviewed in Bangkok
Thai prime ministerial candidate Pauline Ngarmpring is interviewed in Bangkok Source: SBS

Thailand's first transgender candidate for Prime Minister says her country is far from being an LGBTIQ+ paradise, despite its reputation for sexual and gender tolerance.


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By Abbie O'Brien

Source: SBS


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Thailand's first transgender candidate for Prime Minister says her country is far from being an LGBTIQ+ paradise, despite its reputation for sexual and gender tolerance.



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