Yod and Beebee check Yod's phone for job opportunities at home in their single-room apartment, May 2024.
Beebee organises her medication for the upcoming week. She has been living with HIV for twenty years, May 2024.
Beebee and Yod take a break from litter picking in Lumpini Park, Bangkok. The pair are casual workers signed to an agency that employs them for odd jobs around the capital city. An eight hour shift earns them 400 baht ($12 USD), November 2024
Beebee performs a Ram Thai traditional dance at the Naga temple in Udon Thani. She says religion became a large part of her life after a sexual assault incident. July 2024.
Beebee and Yod attend the 2024 Bangkok Pride Parade. The pair sometimes take part in LGBTIQ+ activism activities that campaign for trans rights and the legalisation of sex work, June 2024.
Beebee and Yod at their pre-wedding photoshoot at a wedding studio in traditional Thai dress, surrounded by facades, Jan 2025.
Beebee and Yod pose for a picture at a pre-wedding photo shoot at Wat Arun, Bangkok. They were among the first Thai LGBTIQ+ couples to be married under the new Equal Marriage law, December 2024.
Beebee and Yod pose for photographers with their wedding certificate at Siam Paragon shopping mall where mass weddings took place in honour of the new Equal Marriage Act, January 2025.
As confetti falls from the ceiling, Beebee and Yod marvel on stage standing behind famous Thai lesbian activists Kan Kerdmeemun and Pakodchakon Wongsupha at Siam Paragon shopping mall where mass weddings took place in honour of the new Equal Marriage Act, January 2025.
Beebee's most prized possession is a wedding portrait of herself ten years ago. She used to sell bridal photoshoots, and staged one herself to show as an example.
Becoming Miss Tiffany
On 23 January 2025, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. This further cemented a global reputation as an LGBTIQ+ friendly society, boosted for decades through highly visible trans cabaret shows like Miss Tiffany’s Universe. This move means Thailand is well poised to ride a lucrative economic wave.
Yet beneath this glittering facade, most trans people face deep-seated discrimination. A gender identity bill was rejected in February 2024. In 2018, the World Bank said 77% of transgender Thais were denied jobs due to their gender identity. Cabaret is a form of escapism for Beebee. Reality is earning $12 a day litter picking; she says most employers would not even consider her for a better, public-facing role. After losing jobs due to her HIV status, she once turned to sex work.
This ongoing personal project hopes to document what impact equal marriage might have on some of Thailand’s socio-economically struggling trans community.