Ladyboys, those exotic, beautiful women from Southeast Asia, are often objects of fascination for many. From men who are aroused by their unique gender status to wide eyed tourists who are in awe of their femininity, the ladyboy evokes wonder. Christine Burr has assembled a number of links to ladyboy videos performing in cabaret shows and pageants. The pandemic has brought many of those events ...
Over the next few weeks I got to know Jira better and hear more about her life as a Ladyboy or Katoey in northern Thailand. She kindly agreed to record some of our conversations, and here is part of her (very typical) story:
Christine goes out with friends for dinner, two GGs and a Thai "ladyboy." After dinner the conversation turns to what the ladyboys outside of Thailand are like, and Christine is surprised to learn that her friends see her as a ladyboy. For in Thailand anyone with who is differently gendered and expresses a feminine personae is labelled a ladyboy. See what else the friends discussed in this ...
Today Christine Burr, our correspondent in Thailand, talks with a former star of the ladyboy cabaret scene in Pattaya. Now she works as a makeup artist and is lucky to have a boyfriend who is devoted to her. For other ladyboys who make a living on the stage it doesn't always turn out so well. Christine talks to Khun Bee about what happens to most ladyboys as they grow older.
The city of Pattaya’s sixth annual Ladyboy Water Volleyball competition is now being planned, following premature announcements that last year’s was the final event.