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  • 15 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A transvestite supporter of anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban waits to giver money to Suthep during a protest march in Bangkok. Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protestors continued to block the streets of Bangkok Wednesday to shut down the Thai capitol. The protest, "Shutdown Bangkok," is expected to last at least a week. Shutdown Bangkok is organized by People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC). It's a continuation of protests that started in early November. There have been shootings almost every night at different protests sites around Bangkok. The malls in Bangkok are still open but many other businesses are closed and mass transit is swamped with both protestors and people who had to use mass transit because the roads were blocked.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A transvestite supporter of anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban waits to giver money to Suthep during a protest march in Bangkok. Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protestors continued to block the streets of Bangkok Wednesday to shut down the Thai capitol. The protest, "Shutdown Bangkok," is expected to last at least a week. Shutdown Bangkok is organized by People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC). It's a continuation of protests that started in early November. There have been shootings almost every night at different protests sites around Bangkok. The malls in Bangkok are still open but many other businesses are closed and mass transit is swamped with both protestors and people who had to use mass transit because the roads were blocked.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShutdownBangkokDay03045.jpg
  • 15 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A transvestite supporter of anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban waits to giver money to Suthep during a protest march in Bangkok. Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protestors continued to block the streets of Bangkok Wednesday to shut down the Thai capitol. The protest, "Shutdown Bangkok," is expected to last at least a week. Shutdown Bangkok is organized by People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC). It's a continuation of protests that started in early November. There have been shootings almost every night at different protests sites around Bangkok. The malls in Bangkok are still open but many other businesses are closed and mass transit is swamped with both protestors and people who had to use mass transit because the roads were blocked.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ShutdownBangkokDay03047.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tattoos on "Ladyboys" at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys005.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup before performing 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys009.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: "Ladyboys" help each other put their makeup on backstage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys008.jpg
  • 20 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: "Kathoeys," Thai for transgendered men (to women) pose for photos with an anti-government protestor in Bangkok.  Thousands of anti-government protestors, supporters of the so called Peoples Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC), jammed the Silom area, the "Wall Street" of Bangkok, Friday as a part of the ongoing protests against the caretaker government of Yingluck Shinawatra. Yingluck dissolved the Thai Parliament earlier this month and called for national elections on Feb. 2, 2014. The protestors want the elections postponed and the caretaker government to step down. The Thai election commission ruled Friday that the election would go on dispite the protests.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuthepProtestSilomPS026.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" wave at spectators and try to entice them into providing tips after a performance at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. The performers also sometimes date the male customers of the 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys025.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand, run up the stairs to the stage at the opening of the show. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys017.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "ladyboy" selects her outfit performing at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys013.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  One "ladyboy" finishes her dinner while another finishes her makeup backstage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys011.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup before performing 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys006.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tattoos on "Ladyboys" at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys004.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "ladyboy" says a Buddhist prayer before going on stage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys020.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "ladyboy" adjusts her headpiece before going on stage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys019.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" get ready to perform at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys015.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup before performing 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys014.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A traditional style Thai headdress worn in the revue by "ladyboys" backstage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys010.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Ladyboy" puts on her makeup before performing 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys001.jpg
  • 20 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Kathoey," Thai for transgendered man (to woman) at an anti-government protest in Bangkok.  Thousands of anti-government protestors, supporters of the so called Peoples Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC), jammed the Silom area, the "Wall Street" of Bangkok, Friday as a part of the ongoing protests against the caretaker government of Yingluck Shinawatra. Yingluck dissolved the Thai Parliament earlier this month and called for national elections on Feb. 2, 2014. The protestors want the elections postponed and the caretaker government to step down. The Thai election commission ruled Friday that the election would go on dispite the protests.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuthepProtestSilomPS027.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" wave at spectators and try to entice them into providing tips after a performance at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. The performers also sometimes date the male customers of the 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys024.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" perform on stage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys023.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand, run up the stairs to the stage at the opening of the show. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys016.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: "Ladyboys" help each other put their makeup on backstage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys012.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Ladyboys put their makeup on backstage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys003.jpg
  • 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
    MamboCabaretLadyboys002.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "ladyboy" adjusts her dress before going on stage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys022.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  "Ladyboys" wait to go on stage while the performers from the first act leave the stage during the performance at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys021.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Ladyboy" puts on her dress before the show at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys007.jpg
  • Oct. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "ladyboy" adjusts her dress before going on stage at the Mambo Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand. 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. Many kathoey realize they are third gender in their early teens, some only as old 12 or 13. Kathoeys 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. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
    MamboCabaretLadyboys018.jpg
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