The BBC reported that Kampang Secondary School, an elementary school in Thailand’s northeast section, has added an extra bathroom: In between the boys’ and girls’ bathrooms, a restroom has been added for its transgendered students.

Sitisak Sumontha, the school’s headmaster, estimates between 10 and 20 percent of his male students each year believe they are transgendered.

In the BBC report, Sumontha recalled how the boys were teased by the other students when they used the boys’ bathroom. They preferred to use the girls’ room instead but that made many of the girls uncomfortable. As a result, Kampang added a separate bathroom to make the transgendered population feel less discriminated during their school sessions.

Traditionally, Thailand has been more tolerant to transgendered people than other countries. However, Suttirat Simsiriwong, who is an advocate of transgender rights, believes that society—even in the “sweet” culture of Thailand—still does not accept them. Simsiriwong attested that although transgendered people commonly find work as entertainers and in other blue-collar positions, many of them could not be serious candidates as lawyers or in other white-collar positions.

Transgendered citizens still fight to be able to legally change their gender on their identity cards. Kamang has taken a small step toward transgender equality; however, the force that takes the next leap is still in question.