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The history of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) people in Thailand spans thousands of years. Concepts of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities have been influenced by both Indigenous and Buddhist traditions. [1] [2] Some Buddhists believe that being LGBTQ may be punishment for transgressions from past lives.
The "dee" (ดี้), from the English word lady, is a homosexual (or bisexual) female who follows outward Thai gender norms. A dee will look, act, and speak in a manner congruent with Thai female gender norms. The only difference between dees and traditional females is that dee often engage in relationships with toms. [5]
Kathoey or katoey (Khmer: ខ្ទើយ, khtəəy; Lao: ກະເທີຍ, ka thœ̄i; Thai: กะเทย; RTGS: kathoei, Thai pronunciation: [kàtʰɤːj]), commonly translated as ladyboys in English, is a term used by some people in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, whose identities in English may be best described as transgender women in ...
Private, adult, consensual, and non-commercial sodomy was decriminalized in Thailand in 1956. [17] However, same-sex attraction and transgender identities were still seen as socially unacceptable in many cases: those whose gender expression or behavior falls out of social norms are less likely to be tolerated or accepted. [18]
Thai has also adopted the word "lesbian" from English: (Thai: เล็สเบียน or เลสเบี้ยน; RTGS: letbian). The Thai language recognises several other gender and sexual identities, including tom (ทอม), from the English "tomboy", which refers to women who dress, act, and speak in a masculine fashion.
Some (especially Thai) scholars identify the third- and fourth genders documented in the Tipitaka with the kathoey, a third-gender category which was already a part of traditional Thai and Khmer culture by that the time that scripture was composed about 2100 years ago. [206]
2014 was a huge year for the transgender community. From television, to runways, to magazines, Transgender individuals were making huge impacts in all sorts of industries and areas. Special ...
In Thailand, kathoey refers to a trans-feminine individual, though the term "transgender" is infrequently used to refer to those with this identity. [19] The term is sometimes translated to "ladyboy" in English. [20] Most trans-feminine Thai individuals simply referred to themselves as women, or phuying praphet song, meaning "another type of ...