Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

A participant celebrates the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

A participant celebrates the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

An attendee celebrates the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

An attendee celebrates the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

People in costumes arrive ahead of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety guidelines at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Women wearing sweaters reading ''Lesbians for Trump'' take part in a protest against the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Emily Elconin

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 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. Alongside the broader calls for greater democracy, is anger at government failure to change laws and policies that transgender Thais see as discriminatory. "We really want human rights. We've wanted it for a long time. It's related to freedom of speech and equality," said Aunchalee, better known by the stage name, Angele Anang. "This is a new phenomenon in Thailand, because they didn't have this kind of opportunity to speak up in the past." REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa SEARCH "THAILAND LGBT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: THAILAND-PROTESTS/LGBT

Elzbieta Mieszczanska-Blaszczyk, her husband Marek Blaszczyk and lesbian daughter Aleksandra sit in a garden in Warsaw, Poland, June 21, 2020. Parents of gay/transgender children worry for their future as they watch the presidential election campaign turn to LGBT issues. Picture taken June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Elzbieta Mieszczanska-Blaszczyk, her husband Marek Blaszczyk and lesbian daughter Aleksandra pose for a photograph in a garden in Warsaw, Poland, June 21, 2020. Parents of gay/transgender children worry for their future as they watch the presidential election campaign turn to LGBT issues. Picture taken June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are seen at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Congolese refugee Batundi Safari and Ugandan refugee Peter Nsubuga, both members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, sit inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Dennis Wasswa, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, sits by the door of a shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Hamza Kakooza, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, shows his artificial teeth that he acquired after police beat him, at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are seen at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Congolese refugee Batundi Safari and Ugandan refugee Peter Nsubuga, both members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, sit inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Ninshaba Erigalda, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, poses for a photograph inside her shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugees Kimuli Brian and Dennis Wasswa, both members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, embrace each other inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Eva Nabagala, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, holds her son Imran Batte at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugees Kambugu Mubarak, Muheeza Jumapili Frank, Kikongo Andrew and Mulumba Musa, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, are seen at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are seen at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are seen at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Suzan Nakajiri, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, stands among companions at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugees Kimuli Brian and Dennis Wasswa, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, embrace each other inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Burundian refugee Mousa, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community applies lipstick at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugees Ninshaba Erigalda, Shamim and Nabaterega Winnie, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, pose for a photograph inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugees Suzan Nakajiri and Eva Nabagala, both members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, hold hands inside their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Marvin Masagazi, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, stands outside his room at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Hamza Kakooza, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, looks on at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Burundian refugee Jacqueline Ngirusanga and Rwandese refugee Alice, both member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, embrace each other by the door of their shelter at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Ugandan refugee Alex Byaruhanga, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, wears a rainbow coloured wristband at the Kakuma refugee camp, in Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Marking the International Women's Day, a rainbow flag waves near the television tower during a rally for expanding women's rights in Berlin, Germany, March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees along the parade route celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees along the parade route celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

A man watches the festivities from above during the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Attendees line the parade route for the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Participants kiss while celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott