When Kay’s protection order was violated three days after it was issued, she turned to social media – and discovered a growing network of survivors who’ve stopped waiting for an outdated legal system to protect them.
Thailand made headlines this year as the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. Now intersex and non-binary advocates are pushing for the next frontier: legal recognition for people who challenge the very notion of binary gender.
In the mountains of northern Thailand, a woman’s quest to reclaim the Mlabri’s lost dignity has helped the once-marginalised ethnic group gain recognition and a voice in their own future.
When Kay’s protection order was violated three days after it was issued, she turned to social media – and discovered a growing network of survivors who’ve stopped waiting for an outdated legal system to protect them.
Thailand made headlines this year as the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. Now intersex and non-binary advocates are pushing for the next frontier: legal recognition for people who challenge the very notion of binary gender.
In the mountains of northern Thailand, a woman’s quest to reclaim the Mlabri’s lost dignity has helped the once-marginalised ethnic group gain recognition and a voice in their own future.
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