Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever openly transgender member of parliament in Thailand's House of Representatives.

[2][3][4][5][6] Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973, in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

After working as an English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director.

In October 2020, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies.

[7] Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on Thailand's pro-democracy movement,[8] with one commentator in the Bangkok Post writing that they were "unjustly removed" in a "huge blow to the Thai LGBTI community".