Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand explores Thailand's diverse sexual population, including male sex workers, "toms" (masculine Thai lesbians), "dees" (feminine-identified women who have relations with other women), "kathoeys" (males that dress like women and wear make-up), and "lady boys" (transsexual or transvestite males). This book examines the needs of this population and suggests culturally sensitive intervention methods. Relating Thai customs and society to sexuality, the editors also reveal the emotional difficulties experienced by…mehr
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand explores Thailand's diverse sexual population, including male sex workers, "toms" (masculine Thai lesbians), "dees" (feminine-identified women who have relations with other women), "kathoeys" (males that dress like women and wear make-up), and "lady boys" (transsexual or transvestite males). This book examines the needs of this population and suggests culturally sensitive intervention methods. Relating Thai customs and society to sexuality, the editors also reveal the emotional difficulties experienced by these individuals who live in a country often mistaken for a gay paradise.
Contents Foreword * A Panoply of Roles: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Contemporary Thailand * Same-Sex Sexual Experience in Thailand * HIV/AIDS Projects with and for Gay Men in Northern Thailand * Increasingly Gay Self-Representations of Male-Male Sexual Experiences in Thailand * Masculinity and Tom (ital) Identity in Thailand * Transformations of Transgender: The Case of the Thai Kathoey (ital) * Rehearsing Gender and Sexuality in Modern Thailand: Masculinity and Male-Male Sex Behaviors * The Friends Thou Hast: Support Systems for Male Commercial Sex Workers in Pattaya, Thailand * Between Money, Morality and Masculinity: The Dynamics of Bar-Based Male Sex Work in Chiang Mai * About the Contributors * Index * Reference Notes Included
Contents Foreword * A Panoply of Roles: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Contemporary Thailand * Same-Sex Sexual Experience in Thailand * HIV/AIDS Projects with and for Gay Men in Northern Thailand * Increasingly Gay Self-Representations of Male-Male Sexual Experiences in Thailand * Masculinity and Tom (ital) Identity in Thailand * Transformations of Transgender: The Case of the Thai Kathoey (ital) * Rehearsing Gender and Sexuality in Modern Thailand: Masculinity and Male-Male Sex Behaviors * The Friends Thou Hast: Support Systems for Male Commercial Sex Workers in Pattaya, Thailand * Between Money, Morality and Masculinity: The Dynamics of Bar-Based Male Sex Work in Chiang Mai * About the Contributors * Index * Reference Notes Included
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