2024-03-06
EN- Matcha Phorn-in on indigenous and LGBTIQAN rights
EN- Matcha Phorn-in on indigenous and LGBTIQAN rights
As part of the 2024 edition of the #MarchWithUs campaign on gender justice, we discuss today with Matcha Phorn-In who is an ethnic minority/indigenous lesbian feminist and also a human rights defender from the Chiangmai - Tak - Maehongson, the border of Thailand - Myanmar. She is the founder and executive director of Sangsan Anakot Yawachon, an organization that works to advancing the rights of the Indigenous people especially LGBTIQAN, women and girls. An ethnic minority/indigenous lesbian woman herself, Matcha has long been leading the intersectionality movement to stop gender based violence, violence against LGBTIQAN and outstanding advocate for land rights and environmental justice for indigenous people.