The Phenomenal “ISAAN PRIDE 2023” – KKU opens the safe zone to enhance equality
Friday June, 2023 – The Center for Gender Studies of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Khon Kaen University and the network organized the event called: “Isaan Pride 2023 – Inclusiveness of Isan and Gender Equality”. A lot of youths, students and the public came to the fair from the morning when they were able to visit exhibition booths that provided information and opened the safe zone for exchanges of opinions about equality in various dimensions.
In the afternoon session, the Center for Gender Studies and the Isan Gender Diversity Network (IGDN) held a forum on the topic of: “Gender Next Journey”, which is a venue for exchanging of the issues of gender diversities among the new generation. This forum was organized at HUSO Learning Center, HS. 03 Building, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University.
The evening session featured the Pride Parade that began from the parking area beside the Sports Building (the former gymnasium) towards the former Degree Conferral Pavilion. The Pride Parade included floating vans and a lot of people dressed in rainbow colored attires, who later showcased their fantastic dresses on the Pride Catwalk laid with a rainbow-color flag.
The session that followed was the official activity. Assoc. Prof. Orathai Piayura, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Khon Kaen University reported that the Faculty has established the “Center for Gender Studies” with the objectives for it to be a center for education, research, and teaching and learning of gender studies as well as disseminating the information to the society. The target groups are women, children and LGBTQ+. Moreover, the Center also promotes sex equality and publicizing academic work outcomes.
In order to meet the said objectives, the Center for Gender Studies thus held this Isaan Pride 2023 event with the network, to build awareness of the rights related to LGBTQ+. The Fair was meant to provide a space for expressing and exchanging of opinions among LGBTQ+s, especially KKU students.
News: Phanit Khatanak : Photos: Natthawut Jaruwong
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