Gay vs. Trans

Interesting story from a business news source that occasionally publishes human interest or sociological trend stories. It's about a new government regulation in Thailand to outlaw elective castration for those under 18. Gay rights campaigners support the new restrictions, while the medical establishment opposes it, citing the rights of transsexuals to be who they are.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a2wYAQht...

One additional thing in the story that I found of note was a brief passage about Buddhist belief in reincarnation, that it was possible to be reincarnated as male or female, explaining in part why Thais are more accepting (than people in most other countries) of people feeling that they are in the wrong body and needing to change.