A random collection of over 1910 books and audiobooks authored by or about my transgender, intersex sisters, and gender-nonconforming persons all over the world. I read some of them, and I was inspired by some of them. I met some of the authors and heroines, some of them are my best friends, and I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing some of them. If you know of any transgender biography that I have not covered yet, please let me know.
2018,
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip,
Thai,
Thailand,
Original title: "Call Me Anne: ข้ามเพศพันล้าน" (Call Me Anne: Transgender Billions) by Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip.
The book is a biography of Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (Thai: จักรพงษ์ จักราจุฑาธิบดิ์), also known as Khun Anne or Anne Jakrajutatip, sometimes informally stylized as Anne JKN. She is a Thai businesswoman, television host and Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group.
According to Wikipedia, being a media entrepreneur and digital content distributor in Thailand, she is the owner of the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageant organizations. Jakrajutatip became the first trans woman who fully owns these organizations in their history. According to Forbes, she is the third richest transgender person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$210 million in 2020.
She became Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group in 2018. She founded “Life Inspired for Transsexual Foundation”, a charity organization that advocates for transgender rights in Thailand. She is also a television host on the Thai version of Project Runway. In October 2022, she purchased the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants for $20 million USD with the desire to expand the cause of women empowerment among those who are disenfranchised by poverty and gender discrimination.
In 2019, she was the first Thai and the first transgender woman to receive the Asia Media Woman of the Year award at the Content Asia Summit in Singapore. She was named one of the "Women of the Year 2022" by The Bangkok Post. She has two children and currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand.
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