书籍介绍
This extraordinary book is an intimate portrait of Thailandâs ladyboys: the men who have chosen to become women. Funny, passionate, angry and provocative, Ladyboys is a no-holds-barred look at the secret lives of Thailandâs transsexual men.
The book offers intimate details of the lives that the kathoeys have never publicly revealed. They talk about the choices theyâve made, their relationships, families, frustrations and hopes. The stories include those of an exotic ladyboy cabaret performer, a ladyboy sex worker and even a ladyboy Muay Thai boxing champion. Ladyboys will leave you amused, saddened, and entertained.
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We all struggle and have our own shared of hard time but I would like to believe that we are all patient people....we have to have patience in everything.- PUI cabaret girl
Living freely and always to be honest to yourself.
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Chapter three
非常喜欢
一本Queer 民族志
作为猎奇读物，这本书确实提供了一个全新的視角了解泰国，了解ladyboys。每一個chapter都是一個人的「人生縮影」。但是从一本英文读物的角度来看，里面存在大量的排版和语法错误，有点相当不走心。😅
Some are inspiring, some are heartbreaking.
这本书居然有条目了！进步！在清迈小书店淘到的，讲第三性的故事，非常触目惊心。
I've been wondering that if the shows of ladyboys were cancelled, would the discrimination or distorted "curiosity" fade away? Because the particular shows have already marked them as "weird" people and they are sort of outsiders in the community...
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