The evolving situation for transgender people in Thailand (Part 1 of 5)

Go to Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS34G-dc7h4
This in-depth documentary on Thai "ladyboys" or kathoeys was broadcast on Channel News Asia at 7:30 pm on Sunday, 5 Sep 09 as part of the "Almost famous" series.
Unfortunately, the first 5 minutes or so of this segment is missing as I tuned into the programme a trifle late.
My apologies.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Singapore
• Thailand
• ladyboy
• kathoey
• transgender
• male-to-female
• discrimination
• human
• rights

[Contiboy360]

Did anyone else get mad how the narrator kept using male pronouns for her?

[BlondRussianShemale]

you people don't get it's neither he NOR SHE it is a third gender.

No matter how politically correct you are our Judeo-Christian society fails to account for that. In our society it is split in half - "gay men" vs "primary transsexuals" - this thinking doesn't work for non-Christian societies.

[karlawong2010]

some woman can not have childs too..and male or female parts dont give any one..happyness...it depends how you feel like human that you will be happy...to have a penis for them...is somehting that they dont want to have..and after the surgery...they feel more happy....

[002Trance]

So do they all have a penis and nutsack? Cause they look lady to me I went to Thailand bout a week ago and got back lady boys were easy to spot out. Yal are discriminating saying avoid Thailand blah blah I'm watching this cause after my holiday there I want to kno more about them

[x0xnicegurl7teenx0x]

And now we are in high tech generation we can do surgery and change some parts of our body. I felt so bad for those gays, change there mens part, so that they would feel being a real women. But have they realize, that they cant bare a child or become pregnant, like women does. And does surgery would give them happiness and satisfaction? for me No. all those parts changed its just faked and no stimulation with it and the only who enjoys it is your boylet/ boyfriend. okay? so think 1st or twice

[tomaotgirl]

@pinkandblackmentos but in thailand, everyone calls ladyboys she or her. we call them according to what they look like, what they prefer.

[tomaotgirl]

@bigman1171 Psh, does that mean your main purpose is to find a beautiful woman? if you're so great then why come to find women in asia?? a lot of people come here just to travel so dont assume you know everything from listening to only one person.

[bigman1171]

Why the fuck would anybody go to Thailand? It's so disgusting and sexually fucked up. My cousin's wife is from Vietnam who traveled to Thailand, Cambodia, and the other south east Asian countries and she told me to avoid Thailand and find a beautiful woman in other south east Asian countries

[20fadi]

waw i love you ladyboy

[anyeoung1]

LAdy boys.....rude.