Monday, August 11, 2008

Thailands 3rd gender

They are called Ladyboys. So yes I have seen drag queens and the like back home but this is different…it’s a phenomenon, all these petite Asian girls who are really guys…boob jobs, great makeup, the works. I heard a couple traumatized western travelers say they were completely fooled, like they spent a few days with them before they found out she was a he, haha, makes me think of that song funky kole medina…..sheila was a man , LOL. They are very sensitive to being outed also, my friend Gayani asked a guy if he knew the girl he was dancing with was a ladyboy (which was obvious to some) and drama of it all almost became a fight! Yikes! Anyway there are soooo many ladyboy prostitutes, and prostitutes in general, I didn’t even realize until some locals explained to me that all the girls around (sitting at the bars, standing in front of massage parlors, etc) weren’t just girls hanging around. Whoa I was surprised it really is everywhere, its not just like a streetwalker thing nor is contained in like a red light district. Crazy. And ew.

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