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'''Kathoey''' or ''' |
[[File:Kathoey flag.png|thumb|The kathoey flag.|alt=|220x220px]]'''Kathoey''' or '''Katoey''' ('''กะเทย''') ('''Ladyboy''' in English-speaking countries) is a gender identity used by some people in Thailand. In English their identities may be best described as [[transgender]] women in some cases or effeminate [[gay]] men in other cases. [[Transfeminine]] people in Thailand mostly use terms other than kathoey when referring to themselves, such as ''phuying'' (Thai: ผู้หญิง 'woman'), with very few referring to themselves as kathoey. A significant number of Thais perceive kathoey as belonging to a separate sex, including some transfeminine people themselves. |
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== History == |
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Peter Jackson, a scholar of sexual politics in Thailand, claims that the term kathoey was used in antiquity to refer to [[intersex]] people, and that the connotation changed in the mid-20th century to cover cross-dressing males.<ref>http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue9/jackson.html</ref> During that time, the use of kathoey included anyone who deviated from the dominant sexual norms. |
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Use of the term now typically implies that the person identifies as a type of male. The term can refer to males who exhibit varying degrees of [[Feminine|femininity]]. Many dress as women and undergo feminizing medical procedures such as breast implants or [[Hormone Replacement Therapy|HRT]]. Others may wear make-up and use feminine [[pronouns]], but dress [[Masculine|masculinely]], and are closer to the Western category of effeminate gay man than transgender. |
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The term kathoey may be considered pejorative, especially in the form kathoey-saloey. It has a meaning similar to the English language 'fairy' or 'queen'.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120226190848/http://www.cpamedia.com/culture/thailand_kathoey/</ref> Kathoey can also be seen as a derogatory word for those who identify as gay. |
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== Flag == |
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[[File:Kathoey flag.png|thumb|The kathoey flag]] |
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