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The term kathoey or katoey (Thai:กะเทย) generally refers to a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand. Related phrases include sao (or phuying) praphet song ("a second kind of woman"), or phet thee sam ("third sex"). The word kathoey is thought to be of Khmer origin. It is most often rendered as ladyboy in English conversation with Thais and this latter expression has become popular across South East Asia including the Philippines. (Philippines disputed, term Billyboy used in Philippines, Ladyboy not used)

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  • The term kathoey or katoey (Thai:กะเทย) generally refers to a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand. Related phrases include sao (or phuying) praphet song ("a second kind of woman"), or phet thee sam ("third sex"). The word kathoey is thought to be of Khmer origin. It is most often rendered as ladyboy in English conversation with Thais and this latter expression has become popular across South East Asia including the Philippines. (Philippines disputed, term Billyboy used in Philippines, Ladyboy not used)
  • Kathoey (also called ladyboy) is a gender role in Thai culture which usually describes a feminine person who was assigned male at birth, although some kathoey are intersex. Kathoey may be referred to as a third gender. Some kathoey indentify as transvestite men, while others describe themselves as 'a second kind of women' (loosely equivalent to trans women), but for some kathoey is seen as a non-binary identity.
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  • The term kathoey or katoey (Thai:กะเทย) generally refers to a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand. Related phrases include sao (or phuying) praphet song ("a second kind of woman"), or phet thee sam ("third sex"). The word kathoey is thought to be of Khmer origin. It is most often rendered as ladyboy in English conversation with Thais and this latter expression has become popular across South East Asia including the Philippines. (Philippines disputed, term Billyboy used in Philippines, Ladyboy not used)
  • Kathoey (also called ladyboy) is a gender role in Thai culture which usually describes a feminine person who was assigned male at birth, although some kathoey are intersex. Kathoey may be referred to as a third gender. Some kathoey indentify as transvestite men, while others describe themselves as 'a second kind of women' (loosely equivalent to trans women), but for some kathoey is seen as a non-binary identity.
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