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MamboCabaretLadyBoys

Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup in front of a mirror with a picture of her European boyfriend at the Mambo Cabaret. The performers at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand are all "Ladyboys," or kathoeys in Thai. Recognized as a third gender, between male and female they are born biologically male but live their lives as women. They frequently undergo gender reassignment surgery to become women. Being a kathoey in Thailand does not carry the same negative connotation that being a transgendered person in the West does. A number of prominent Thai entertainers are kathoeys. Kathoeys frequently work in Thailand's sex trade and many times have long term relationships with European men who come to Thailand as tourists. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press

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Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup in front of a mirror with a picture of her European boyfriend at the Mambo Cabaret. The performers at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand are all "Ladyboys," or kathoeys in Thai. Recognized as a third gender, between male and female they are born biologically male but live their lives as women. They frequently undergo gender reassignment surgery to become women. Being a kathoey in Thailand does not carry the same negative connotation that being a transgendered person in the West does. A number of prominent Thai entertainers are kathoeys. Kathoeys frequently work in Thailand's sex trade and many times have long term relationships with European men who come to Thailand as tourists. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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