Particpants went to Calypso Cabaret- a transgender show in Bangkok. The show is extremely professional, but at the same time is an extremely humerous and thought provoking commentary on gender roles in Thailand and the world at large.
Many of the networks involved in the dialogue have been involved in the push for human rights for transgenders and for their particpation in the broader women’s movement. While still controversial with some sections of the Women’s Movement, working with transgenders and looking at trasngender issues is a constant reminder for those of us working in the area of gender and sexuality that gender is a is a social construct and a fluid concept that is deeply rooted in culture.
Whilst their is currently no regional transgender network, Transgenders organise within the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers and AP Rainbow. A group within APNSW are currently working to set up a regional TG network.
The Dialogue Gang at Calypso Cabaret, Bangkok
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