have identified with genders outside if this rigid system for generations. This is foreign for westerners, where gender is seen in black and white, yet else ware “there are many populations with alternative identities, such as hijras in South Asia, kathoeys in Thailand, and muxes in Mexico” (Scobey-Thal). These identities and many others are excluded when bathrooms give people only one of two options. It is discriminating against other cultures, essentially alienating these people in western society…

Kathoey: The Lady Boys of Thailand The Kathoey are androphilic, frequently effeminate and transgendered males. They are perceived as neither men nor as women by the members of their communities. Rather, they are viewed as occupying an unmistakable ‘third’ gender classification (Vasey, 2008). (something about how they are dynamic or how they are viewed differently consisting of how the outside views them versus how they view themselves. Dynamic in the way they chose to manipulate their identities…

decide are so important to men and women are so engrained in our society, that they seem natural. But maybe they're not. Not all societies operate like ours. There are societies with a distinguished third gender, such as the Hijra in India, and the Kathoey in Thailand. If these “third genders” are acceptable, and normal, in other cultures, it seems unlikely that gender is biologically determined. Instead, learning gender is a social practice that begins before a child is even born. When parents paint…

are referred to as kathoeys and they usually work in traditionally feminine occupations in beauty salons, entertainment and tourist centers (Winter and Udomsak 2002). Mentioned in Winter and Udomsak (2002), transgenders are more accepted in the Thai culture as compared to other countries in the East or West. Winter and Udomsak (2002) also mentioned that several popular Thai models, singers and movie stars are transgenders, and newspapers often publish articles and photos of kathoey beauty contests.…

there is a third sex social role, known as Hijra, who perform rituals and also may work as prostitutes. Under the law in India they are recognized as a third sex, having “E” for eunuch on their passports. There is also the accepted “ladyboy” or kathoey in Thailand who are male-to-female transsexual, but who lack legal rights compared to the Hijra. Lastly, there exists “a predominantly African American subculture of lesbians who identify as women but who adopt male gender roles, deriving their identity…

Thailand and “one of the most controversial figures to emerge in international sport” (Hodgkinson). In Thailand, homosexuals are commonly known as kathoey which refers to a man who feel s he is a woman or a woman who feels she is a man. At the time when Charoenphol had her Sex Realignment Surgery in 1999 (Hodgkinson), Thailand was not that open to kathoey much and they were abused even on trying to promote homosexuality (Sinnott 8). In that environment, it was very much difficult for oneself to accept…

China, homosexuality well known as terms „Pleasures forbidden fruit‟, „piece sleeve‟, or „southern custom‟. On Japan, homosexuality is well known as shudo or nanshoku which has been applied for over one thousand years. On Thailand, there are term kathoey or lady boy. This phenomenon appeared on 600 BC. In Europe there are Artworks indicating homosexuality which found on 1‟st century. In Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia also found Art culture and literature, the existence of third gender…