Kathoey or katoey (Khmer: ខ្ទើយ; khtəəy, Lao: ກະເທີຍ; ka thœ̄i, Thai: กะเทย; RTGS: kathoei; Thai pronunciation: [kàtʰɤːj]) is an identity used by some...
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Gender identities in Thailand (section Kathoeys)
'feminine' qualities. Most kathoeys prefer to call themselves "a transformed goddess" or "a second type of woman". Kathoeys are numerous in Thailand and...
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lovers, they shall be whipped 50 times.[citation needed] The Thai term kathoey refers to a gender identity which is distinct from male and female, but...
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Transgender women are common in many cultures. Rae-rae in Tahiti is similar to Kathoey in Thailand, Kothi and Hijra in India, Femminiello in Italy, Muxe in Mexico...
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Parinya Charoenphol (category Kathoey people)
former muay Thai (Thai boxing) champion, model and actress. She is a kathoey, a Thai word referring to what is often considered a distinct gender in...
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disorders Bunmi Methangkun. 1986 (2529). Khon Pen kathoey Dai Yaang-rai (How Can People be kathoeys?), Bangkok: Abhidhamma Foundation "Peter A. Jackson...
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identity somewhat between male and female".: 101 Intersex Ipsogender Kathoey Māhū Male Male to female Man Man of trans experience Maverique Meta-gender...
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Prostitution in Thailand (section Kathoey)
Pattaya. Many kathoeys work part-time as freelance prostitutes and keep a day-time job. Female prostitution is often preferred to Kathoey as they are viewed...
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interpreted by some scholars as transgender or third-gender. The trans-feminine kathoey and hijra gender roles have persisted for thousands of years in Thailand...
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saw Jolyon Wagg in his bar, but he has gone north to Chiang Mai with a kathoey (transsexual). Calculus and Haddock both pick up prostitutes in the bar...
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