“A drama role can be read as a character. A host appears as herself, week after week.”— PrideShow Editorial Board
Jennie Panhan is an openly transgender Thai actress, comedian and television host, known for co-hosting Toey Tiew Thai: The Route, and an advocate for marriage equality and transgender rights.
Mainstream television hosting is a particular kind of visibility. Drama roles can be read as characters; a host appears as herself, in a family viewing slot, week after week. That repetition does work that a single high-profile role does not, particularly for viewers outside major cities with no other regular exposure to transgender people.
Fourth at 83 points, and the highest-placed transgender creator in this quarter's table.