Women's Studies Center articles from January 1 2003

Women's Studies Center archives from January 1 2003

Editorial note.(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... We are very excited about this issue because to our knowledge, it is the first and only compilation of its kind! The theme of this particular collation of articles is lesbians and lesbianism in Thailand, and the fact that there is only one...

Toward a struggle against invisibility: love between women in Thailand.
January 1, 2003... The following article, written by Took Took Thongthiraj, originally appeared in Amerasia Journal 20:1 (1994). Reprinted by permission of UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press. Lesbian-like relationships and lifestyles exist in Thailand,...

Into the light: the Thai lesbian movement takes a step forward.
January 1, 2003... The following article originally appeared in Women in Action (3:1998). It was written by Andrew Matzner, a writer/researcher from the United States, who has been living in northern Thailand since October of 1997. His areas of interest and...

Lesbians in Thailand speak out.
January 1, 2003... The following of which the author is unknown, appeared in Pink Ink (Vol 1. No 7. April, 1998). Lesbian issues were in the spotlight last month when the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand hosted a discussion night on March 18 at its...

Sex education: at many all-girls schools, sexuality is still a taboo subject. But some experts are saying that it's about time teachers swotted up on the subject.
January 1, 2003... The following is a May 13, 1998 Bangkok Post article written by Karnjariya Sukrung. As the debate continues as to whether genetics or environment is most influential in forming a child's sexuality, schools have come under the spotlight for...

"Bodies, choices, rights": a look at the Thai lesbian movement.
January 1, 2003... The following is another article written by Andrew Matzner, this one for Chiang Mai University's December 1999 issue of Women's Studies News. The Fair for Rights and Freedom was a four-day even held this past October in Bangkok. It...

Masculinity and tom identity in Thailand.
January 1, 2003... The following is an article by Megan Sinnott, from the 1999 book Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand, which was edited by Peter A. Jackson and Gerard Sullivan. SUMMARY Thai lesbian...

Female homosexuals' subjectivities.
January 1, 2003... The following is an excerpt from Suchada Thaweesit's thesis "From Village to Factory Girl: Shifting Narratives on Gender and Sexuality in Thailand," which was written in the year 2000 for the University of Washington. During fieldwork, I...

Stigma and prejudice put lesbians at risk: many too afraid to seek information.
January 1, 2003... The following is a July 15, 2001 Bangkok Post article written by Anjira Assavanonda. Support groups say that lesbians are more at risk of contracting HIV/Aids because social stigma and prejudice against homosexuality denies them access to...

Free to choose.
January 1, 2003... The following is a June 3, 2001 Bangkok Post article written by Siriporn Meksujit. HOMOSEXUALITY: Bangkok, at least on the surface, is a place where there is tolerance for homosexuals. 'Tomboys' and 'Ladyboys' walk along busy streets with...

A forgotten minority: unseen and unheard, lesbians surfer many kinds of social and legal discrimination. But there are some-small-signs of change.
January 1, 2003... The following is a December 12, 2001 Bangkok Post article written by Karnjariya Sukrung. The day began like any other. Patchara, 35, and her elder brother were fighting yet again-her brother was ashamed of Patchara's relationship with a...

Violence against women: broadening the definition.
January 1, 2003... The following, done by Alycia Nicholas, was take from a March 8th 2001 Bangkok Post article, originally written by Pichayanund Chindahporn, called "Property Wrongs." Thailand's fierce resistance against campaigns for women's reproductive...

Still in the shadows: Thailand's gay and lesbian movement is taking baby steps compared to its Western cousins. Paisarn Likhitpreechakul explores some of the growing pains.
January 1, 2003... The following is a November 4, 2001 article from the Bangkok Post. That shadow, my likeness, that goes to and fro, seeking a livelihood, chattering, chaffering; How often I find myself standing and looking at it where it flits; How often I...

Same sex, same difference.
January 1, 2003... The following is a February 14, 2001 Bangkok Post article written by Onsiri Pravattiyagul. There is no doubt that same sex relationships challenge the norms of every society-prejudice makes headline news and bar-room conversation-but in an...

Tom, Dii, and Anjaree: "women who follow nonconformist ways".
January 1, 2003... Anjaree is the only Thai organization specifically targeting women who love women. Headquartered in Bangkok, it has members throughout Thailand, providing information, encouraging community formation, and sponsoring social events for Thai women...