Wednesday, June 18, 2008

One Couldn’t Make These Things Up!

THE GUARDIAN: A school in north-east Thailand has introduced toilets for transvestites after a survey showed that more than 200 students saw themselves as transgender, a director said today.

Sitisak Sumontha said he believed the 2,600-student Kampang school, in north-eatern [sic] Thailand, was the first secondary to introduce unisex toilets.

"These students want to be able to go to the restroom in peace without fear of being watched, laughed at or groped," he added.

The toilets are designated by a sign depicting a human figure split in half - part man in blue and part woman in red. Thai School Introduces Toilets for Transvestite Students >>> By Haroon Siddique and agencies | June 18, 2008

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