Third Sex, The: Kathoey—Thailand's Ladyboys Drugs he shares his findings—the profound

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Third Sex, The: Kathoey—Thailand's Ladyboys Drugs he shares his findings—the profoundThe ladyboy cabarets of Thailand are a leading tourist attraction but the glamorous and attractive men, who are now women, are a modern expression of an archaic tradition. The kathoey, the Thai term for ladyboys, have long been part of the cultural landscape of Thailand. Who are the ladyboys? Richard Totman introduces us to these individuals who started life as boys but while at school decided to become kathoey. We follow their rite of passage to