Welcome to some innovative and refreshing action in favour of gender equality recently! The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2015-2030 strengthen the agenda by setting key targets for gender equality linked with women’s rights. With regard to sexual orientation and gender identity, the UN now monitors closely the global situation concerning violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Finally, gender equality now opens the door to the issue of gender expression and sex characteristics. Thailand’s 2015 Gender Equality Act offers protection against discrimination, also based on such gender expression, and complements this new international development.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2018 01:07 UTC