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Thai Transwomen No Longer Considered ‘Insane’ By Military

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While United States transpeople are gearing up for a battle to openly serve in the military long since won in other nations such as Canada, Israel, Spain, the Czech Republic and Australia, our Thai transsisters recently won one just to not be labeled insane by their military for being themselves. In Thailand all males starting at age 21 until age 30 are entered into a subscription lottery to serve two years in the military. Because as of now in Thailand you aren’t allowed to change the gender designation on your ID cards, they also include transwomen in that military draft lottery as well. If your trans and don’t want to be in the army, you fear your number being called more than anyone for various reasons. When you’re living as a transwoman and you win this lottery, that’s problematic Not only do you have to spend the next two years

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Why this article may matter

Community significance

“Thai Transwomen No Longer Considered ‘Insane’ By Military” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging community and organizing. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2011 at Transadvocate.com, “Thai Transwomen No Longer Considered ‘Insane’ By Military” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to community and organizing. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

No dominant policy frame was detected in “Thai Transwomen No Longer Considered ‘Insane’ By Military.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of transgender identity and history may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.

Content analysis

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Themes

  1. 1
    Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
    100%
  2. 2
    Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
    100%
  3. 3
    Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    67%
  4. 4
    Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
    67%
  5. 5
    Technology, data, and platformsTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication
    50%
  6. 6
    Labor, economics, and institutionsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    50%

Editorial function

Relationship among the ranked article themes The central circle is the primary theme. Line styles are defined in the relationship key below the diagram. Transgender identity and history to Community and organizing: Overlapping sibling theme
Community and organizing
Transgender identity and history to Law and civil rights: Overlapping theme
Law and civil rights
Transgender identity and history to Violence, safety, and dehumanization: Overlapping theme
Violence, safety, and dehumanization
Transgender identity and history to Technology, data, and platforms: Separate but related
Technology, data, and platforms
Transgender identity and history to Labor, economics, and institutions: Separate but related
Labor, economics, and institutions
Transgender identity and historyRank 1
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  • Separate but related themes
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This article appeared 2 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.

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Article authors

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Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.

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Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.

Gwen Smith

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Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.

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