--- description: Bangkok University is among the first institutions in Thailand to formalize a transgender dress code. title: Thai University's New Dress Code Accommodates Transgenders image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Thailand](/tag/thailand/) ## Thailand Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Thai University's New Dress Code Accommodates Transgender Students by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 10, 2015 8:06 AM CUT by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 10, 2015 8:06 AM CUT Thailand’s prestigious Bangkok University launched a new policy this week that will allow transgender students to wear the uniform of their choosing, [according](https://www.facebook.com/bangkokuniversity/posts/10153278909855272 "undefined") to the institution’s Facebook page. The guidelines were first published by the School of Fine and Applied Arts and were later endorsed by the university as a whole. It is common for university students in Thailand to wear uniforms. Nok Yollada, president of the Transgender Female Association of Thailand, was “glad to hear that this university lets the students choose the uniform which fits their desire and their gender,” [according](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33060185 "undefined") to the BBC. Transgender students across the country commonly mix and match elements from official uniforms to align with their chosen gender or stage of transition. However, Bangkok University is among the first institutions to formalize a transgender dress code. Transwomen (sometimes known as “Ladyboys”) have a high profile in Thai society, especially in the entertainment field. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3915606/thailand-transgender-university-dress-code/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3915606/thailand-transgender-university-dress-code/"},"headline":"A Thai University's New Dress Code Accommodates Transgender Students","datePublished":"2015-06-10T08:06:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:06.390Z","description":"Bangkok University is among the first institutions in Thailand to formalize such a code","url":"https://time.com/3915606/thailand-transgender-university-dress-code/","keywords":["Thailand","Living","Education","Transgender"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/thailand/","name":"Thailand"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3915606/thailand-transgender-university-dress-code/","name":"A Thai University's New Dress Code Accommodates Transgender Students"}}]}] ```