THE IMAGE OF TRANSGENDER WOMAN IN THAILAND

Abstract

          Transgender Woman is an issue that is gaining widespread discussion both in Thailand and abroad. It is one of the most important LGBT people. The birth of sex that doesn't match with your own thoughts doesn’t just exist in the present day but has happened for a long time The claims for equal rights with the base gender have only recently begun to be more explicit after it has been mistreated. Thai society is an open society and it can be said that it is a dream land for the LGBT community. Transgender women are now increasingly recognized and played in a more prominent social role In addition, the law has been starting to improve continuously to make it more proper and concise. However, the image of transgender women in Thailand can’t be elevated. If transgender women themselves do not cooperate in building self-worth To achieve a good image as a whole Until the creation of their own suitable social space. Nowadays, the image of transgender women in Thailand is becoming more and more accepted, such as the image of transgender women that has been featured in television media. Although sometimes there is a negative self-image, conscious or not. Image making is like building a social platform for achieve acceptance or to creating a memory space to stay in the mind of people. This is the feeling arising from the process of power relations among the different living groups of transgender women in Thailand.