Chiramirt Sartchan, a 22-year-old transgender seen wearing a face mask as a preventive measure during an army draft held at a temple in Bangkok. When they reach the age of 21, Thai men have to serve in the army and only the people that are considered physically incapable of work, mentally ill or the ones who have changed their physical appearance, such as transsexuals are dispensed. The Thai army organized an army conscription draft lottery which consist of randomly picking a ballot which will say if yes or not the person would have to be conscripted into the country's armed forces for a certain period of time. CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM/VIRALPRESS
Thailand’s famous ladyboys have begun proudly swerving national service – turning up to recruitment events in colourful dresses clutching their sex-change paperwork. Footage shows transgender Thanyaluck Sittiwong, or ‘Minnie’, wearing a short white dress while being interviewed by an officer at the roll-call in Sa Kaeo province on April 2.
She was later given a certificate exempting her from the service.
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