Nada is a transgender activist, who laid the groundwork for Thai transgender students to get official documents according to the gender they have chosen. When studying law at a prestigious university in Northern Thailand her 12 classmates - all men - got their graduation certificates. Hers was denied because the photo she had provided did not show her in a male-specific way. In this episode, she tells how she successfully petitioned her university to issue her certification of graduation according to the gender identity she has chosen, on the basis of her rights rather than mental illness. She furthermore talks about the sexual abuse and struggles she faced in her youth and how she overcame her depression and found her purpose in life. She explains how she finally even reconnected to her parents and why she is now hoping to become a member of parliament in the coming national election in Thailand.

To find out more about Nada go to:
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-lgbt/in-lgbt-paradise-thai-transgender-activist-breaks-barriers-to-education-idUSKBN15204Z.
- https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/nada-chaiyajit-gender-activist-advances-rights-trans-students-thai-university.
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