Gender not importantRe: "Robbery done to 'fund revenge plot'", (BP, Jan 6). In regard to your recent article about a "transgender woman" robbing a gold shop in Sadao district, I fail to understand why her gender identity is an important issue. This is especially unfortunate in the article's final sentence which mentions that the police "obtained clues about her whereabouts, confirming her transgender identity". What does this even mean, and again, why is it important? This is the same problem with headlines that read, "Hmong man robs store", when there would never be a headline about "central Thai man robs store".

Source: Bangkok Post January 08, 2024 12:42 UTC