This is the story of Parinya “Toom” Charoenphol, a world-renowned professional boxer who challenged the limits of gender binary in the world of sports during the time when the society was a lot less accepting of LGBT+ people. Today, she is running her own boxing gym in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, and after a long lockdown because of COVID-19 pandemic, the business is taking a hit again when another wave of outbreak arrived.
From this video, we also learn about the situation in our region from our Finance Inc project country partners; the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia and Laos PDR. As the consequence, the pandemic doesn’t only impact on local SMEs but also domestic and regional LGBTQI+ living community.