Kathoey
Kathoey (Thai: กะเทย), is a word used in Thailand to describe a trans woman, a person of a third gender, or an effeminate gay man.[1] It is most often rendered as "ladyboy" in English. The term can be considered pejorative; It has a meaning similar to the English language 'fairy' or 'queen'.[2]
Further reading
- Wikipedia article on "kathoey"
- Gender-variant identities worldwide#Asia and Middle East
- Glossary of Thai gender and sex terminology
References
'''Kathoey''' (Thai: กะเทย), is a word used in Thailand to describe a [[trans woman]], a person of a [[third gender]], or an effeminate gay man.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120316073916/http://web.hku.hk/~sjwinter/TransgenderASIA/paper_language_and_identity.htm Research and discussion paper: Language and identity in transgender: gender wars and the case of the Thai kathoey.]</ref> It is most often rendered as "ladyboy" in English. The term can be considered pejorative; It has a meaning similar to the English language 'fairy' or 'queen'.<ref>[http://www.cpamedia.com/culture/thailand_kathoey/ CPAmedia.com: Thailand's Women of the Second Kind] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120226190848/http://www.cpamedia.com/culture/thailand_kathoey/ archive])</ref>
==Further reading==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathoey Wikipedia article on "kathoey"]
*[[Gender-variant identities worldwide#Asia and Middle East]]
*[[Glossary of Thai gender and sex terminology]]
==References==
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[[Category: Identities]]
'''Kathoey''' (Thai: กะเทย), is a word used in Thailand to describe a [[trans woman]], a person of a [[third gender]], or an effeminate gay man.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120316073916/http://web.hku.hk/~sjwinter/TransgenderASIA/paper_language_and_identity.htm Research and discussion paper: Language and identity in transgender: gender wars and the case of the Thai kathoey.]</ref> It is most often rendered as "ladyboy" in English. The term can be considered pejorative; It has a meaning similar to the English language 'fairy' or 'queen'.<ref>[http://www.cpamedia.com/culture/thailand_kathoey/ CPAmedia.com: Thailand's Women of the Second Kind] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120226190848/http://www.cpamedia.com/culture/thailand_kathoey/ archive])</ref>==Further reading==*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathoey Wikipedia article on "kathoey"]*[[Gender-variant identities worldwide#Asia and Middle East]]*[[Glossary of Thai gender and sex terminology]]==References=={{reflist}}[[Category: Identities]]