In , Thailand enacted the landmark Gender Equality Act that made gender-based discrimination illegal. Both terms are parts of conceptual schemes in which people regarded as exhibiting physiological or culturally ascribed features of the opposite sex are categorized together.
Jackson, PhD. After Thailand transitioned from an absolute into a constitutional monarchy in , the state propagated national culture by implementing traditional concepts of gender as one of the tools to establish social order as observed by Scot Barme, a visiting fellow at the History Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in his book Luang Wichit Wathakan and the Creation of a Thai Identity; and renowned Thai scholar Thongchai Winichakul in his book Siam Mapped: A History of the Geo-Body of a Nation.
Supposedly, adhering to an indoctrinated gender role naturally serves to reflect good morals and character in Thai society. A deviation from the Thai indoctrination of gender roles, in this sense, would allow individuals to shy away from morality, exemplary character, and the Thai nationhood. It is interesting to see how once socially flexible concepts of sexual orientation, gender identity, and morality in ancient Thailand was shaped into an austere and rigid pre-conceived declaration of righteousness by modernity in the pursuit of nationhood.
In our pursuit of being civilized we became uncivilized, as it were. A post shared by SirisakPosh ChaitedSpice siritonposh. There still exist monks who negatively preach about gender diversity to citizens, said Ton. But through his campaign he hopes to change that.
Ultimately, humans are the creators of social constructs and history, therefore, humans naturally must have the right to be a part of changing our own constructs and history. Facebook Instagram Linkedin Twitter Youtube. By Kamori Osthananda. June 29, Yet a closer look at Thai history may explain why this notion is not a noble truth. View this post on Instagram.
