Kathoey

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    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]

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    1. ↑ Research and discussion paper: Language and identity in transgender: gender wars and the case of the Thai kathoey.
    2. ↑ CPAmedia.com: Thailand's Women of the Second Kind (archive)
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