Transgender drag queen Aunchalee Pokinwuttipob, better known by the stage name, Angele Anang, 26, poses for a photograph raising three-finger salute during an LGBT rally against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and to call for reforms to the monarchy, at Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
BANGKOK (Reuters) - With flawless makeup and costume that blends cabaret with catwalk and rainbow pride with royal court pageantry, Aunchalee Pokinwuttipob symbolises how Thailand's protests are about much more than calls for a change of government.
Aunchalee, 26, is a transgender drag queen and reality television show winner who is riding the momentum of youth rallies against the military and royalist establishment, hoping to advance a drawn-out struggle for same-sex marriage and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
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