Gaybutton Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 The following appears in THE NATION: _____ New Sex Change Regulations from Nov 29 Published on September 12, 2009 From November 29, the Medical Council of Thailand will strictly enforce new regulations allowing only those transgendered people aged over 18 to undergo a sex change operation, secretary general Dr Samphan Komrit said yesterday. Transgendered people aged 18-20 must have parental consent, while those over 20 can decide for themselves. Transgendered people must also consult a psychiatrist, live as a woman for a year and receive hormone therapy before being allowed to undergo a sex change operation. Surgeons who provide such operations must be registered with the Medical Council and treat any complications that may occur following surgery. Samphan said these regulations would raise the standard of sexchange operations. He said surgeons violating the regulations would face warnings and even revocation of their medical license. Transgender Women of Thailand chairperson Yollada Suanyot expressed satisfaction with the new regulations but said relevant agencies, such as the Interior, Foreign and Justice ministries, should revise laws to allow transgendered people to change their gender title from Mr to Miss. Yollada said changing their gender title after undergoing a sex change would help transgendered people live with dignity. "It would be good if we could change from being a Mr to a Miss, because then we could proudly assert we're a women. We'd no longer have to explain we're a 'ladyboy' when anyone looks at our ID or passport," she said. "We want to live with dignity, the same as anyone else." Office of the Attorney General investigator Sermkiat Woradit suggested transgendered people band together to request the independent National Human Rights Commission to help revise all laws involving them, be it civil, criminal or family law. Samphan said he backed this idea and that relevant agencies should issue special laws for "third sex" citizens. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Nice to know I can decide for myself Quote
Guest joseph44 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 Haha amazing, so with the parent's consent, a 19-yo is allowed to undergo a sex-change, but visiting a bar to have a drink is prohibited. Quote
Guest Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Haha amazing, so with the parent's consent, a 19-yo is allowed to undergo a sex-change, but visiting a bar to have a drink is prohibited. Kinda nuts ain't it? Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 so with the parent's consent, a 19-yo is allowed to undergo a sex-change, but visiting a bar to have a drink is prohibited As amazing as a US citizen having the right to be murdered by enlisting at 17, yet having to wait till they're 21 before they can legally consume liquor? Quote
Guest Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 As amazing as a US citizen having the right to be murdered by enlisting at 17, yet having to wait till they're 21 before they can legally consume liquor? I think that is also nuts! Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 What is legal drinking age in UK? Age for military service? Quote
Gaybutton Posted September 13, 2009 Author Posted September 13, 2009 I think that is also nuts! Even more nuts than that is the regulation that forbids sex during shore leave for navy men who have been at sea for months. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 What else is nuts is that you cannot buy alcohol (legally) between 2 and 5 PM. I don't get it. Quote
Gaybutton Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 What else is nuts is that you cannot buy alcohol (legally) between 2 and 5 PM. I don't get it. That made my "I Don't Get It" list long ago too. And if you want to add to the list, there are plenty of stores that ignore the law and sell alcohol anyway during those hours. I haven't heard of any stores or individuals getting into trouble about it. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 What else is nuts is that you cannot buy alcohol (legally) between 2 and 5 PM. I don't get it This was one of dear leader Toxin's social reforms - an attempt to cut down on teenage drinking by making sure they could not buy alcohol after school!!! This really smacks of Soviet-style attempts to cut down on vodka consumption by banning all sales prior to late afternoon. And we know how successful that was. What is legal drinking age in UK? Age for military service? A 16 year old can drink beer, cider or wine as long as it is consumed with a meal and purchased by an adult. The legal drinking age for purchasing all alcohol is 18. It should be noted, though, that the UK is now suffering from a severe binge-drinking culture amongst young people. It is estimated that Brits drink twice as much alcohol as they did 50 years ago. Further, the proportion of young women between 16 and 24 exceeding the sensible weekly limit (whatever that is!) more than doubled to 33% in the 15 years from 1988. The French actually drink more, but do so more sensibly (i.e. they are far less likely to be binge drinkers). A youth can enlist in the British Army at 16 with parental consent - 18 without. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 So, 21 for alcohol is not such a bad idea. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I believe one reason for the Brits' binge-drinking habit is not so much the age at which teenagers can drink freely, but the fact that pubs and licensed premises can now stay open for 24 hours. It was not all that long ago that pubs had to close by 10:30 pm. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I lived in UK at the time when pubs and clubs closed at 1030Pm and it was nice because parties would start afterwards. A party that started out with 30-40 people might swell to over 200. Always a good time! Quote
