THE life story of Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is the stuff of inspirational books. The eldest child of a poor Thai-Chinese family which owned a video rental store in Bangkok, she was encouraged by her parents to learn English. She studied at an all-male school and was bullied. One of her teachers even sexually harassed her because of her gender identity. And her parents were not supportive at all. This forced Anne to drop out of school and work as a gas station worker to support herself. She later took international relations at Bond University in Sydney, Australia, and transitioned as…