Thailand’s first transgender billionaire, Anne Jakrajutatip,  has joined forces with aMN)i+_GRuN-iRgXB7lHj8tSsYx1Nacl&19&t1Feb$ImTbH*6hS up and coming Bollywood star to launch I Wanna Touch the Sky.

The empowering track and accompanying video empowers transgender and gender diverse peopl&pZl(MdRvkdd(teoi@JB8)kne#+#*cWwRm)qy!m)vd%srTSNQke across the region.

"The music and video tells the story about equality and human rights A-R@qvQeeektV^S8)nH(@kJHc&T9WbTupZHTuw)K1SzT@HzGtono matter which genders you are and especially for the transsexual people” Jakrajutatip, CEO of JKN Global Media PLC and chair of LIFT Foundation told GaLaTai.

"We think that a young transgender and LGBT will embrace it since it speaks out the message that LGBTQ societI^I-F$aSps#9C%#m$&^)sts$F8cfm)#i!81H_UuaK4=O%62o#Dy would like to say to the society” Jakrajutatip explained.

The groundbreaking music video features Bollywood’s rising st$R_o8XWChM2kU9Xv!OZ8iviYMKoczQFNLp67AhJde&%QbG&e56ar, Ashish Sharma.

It has been released as part of LIFT’s efforts to rais&JS4s+FcWw@jy1Gl&hZN=*VQdgT+ewy91nhMmEc3EWWo*mB_WNe awareness of transgender rights issues in Thailand and beyond. All profits will go LIFT Foundation’s support programs for transgender Thais.

Life for transgender Thais

As transgender Thais are relatively visible in society compared to other areas of Asia, many peopl8OwI-*V*SOx+#Pg&Z4KbEm4uUfu$QJ!IF0Q0%&U9mm%j5dN^Fwe wrongly assume they are accepted, according to LIFT.

+wy503Mq9FZigul&o*ZY*Wc6zY*@y9%bYO_FuYkFWGSQ+DoOu0But, transgender people in Thailand are stigmatised and rejected by mainstream society.