Saigonese Ladyboy

Saigonese Ladyboy

The term ladyboy, in Thai "kathoey" or "katoey", generally refers to a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand, or South East Asia in general. In Thailand they are sometimes referred to as 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.
Ladyboys are particularly numerous in Thailand and Laos.

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

Spring 2007