The Thai National Human Rights has issued a new resolution supporting transgender university students. this story was published in the June 28 edition of The Nation. This is a positive step as many universities, particularly the more prestigious ones banned transgender students from graduation if they dressed in their desired gender clothing or hair styling. Many lbs either skipped graduation or had to wear suits/ties and short hair wigs if they wanted to received their diplomas at the ceremony.
Hopefully this will lead to more resolutions and eventually legal recognition by the government
New resolution on transgender rights
The NationThe National Human Rights Commission of Thailand has issued a resolution advising universities to revise regulations, permitting students to cross-dress at their graduation ceremony.
June 28, 2014 1:00 amThe NHRC has reportedly considered a student petition from an unnamed university in a case involving transgender students being unable to receive their diplomas while cross-dressing. Complainants claim that male students who live as females were part of the university and were being unfairly treated.
They feel like their rights are restricted and that they are being deprived of freedom and, as a result, are under stress.
The NHRC said universities that did not allow transgender students to receive a diploma under the premise that their clothes conflicted with the university dress code were disrespecting human dignity and violating human rights.
The organisation called on universities to revise their regulations to clearly specify dress codes for class attendance, exam-taking and graduation in order to foster human rights, freedom and equality.
