Male sexual health: Kathoeys in the Lao PDR, South East Asia - exploring a gender minority

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Doussantousse, Serge
Keovongchith, Bea
AsiaPacificQueer Network

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Canberra, ACT: The Australian National University

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"This paper explores transgender (TG) males, who are a sexual minority in the Lao PDR. In both the Lao PDR and Thailand transgender males are commonly known as Kathoeys or Ladyboys, and although research has been done on Kathoeys in Thailand (Totman, 2003), none has so far been conducted in the Lao PDR. Social sciences research in the Lao PDR is still developing, and so far the focus has been on ‘normal’ male and female studies and therefore this paper intends to begin to fill the gap in the literature."

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Doussantousse, S. & Keovongchith, B. (2005, July). Male sexual health: Kathoeys in the Lao PDR, South East Asia - exploring a gender minority. Paper presented at Sexualities, Genders and Rights in Asia: 1st International Conference of Asian Queer Studies. Bangkok, Thailand: AsiaPacifiQueer Network, Mahidol University; Australian National University

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Sexualities, genders and rights in Asia : 1st international Conference of Asian Queer Studies, Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand 7-9 July 2005

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Conference paper

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