Kathoey
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Kathoey is a term for a feminine or effeminate transgender person, or a third-gender person assigned male at birth, from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand. In Thailand, it can also refer to an effeminate gay man.
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What does kathoey mean?
Kathoey refers to a feminine or effeminate transgender person or a third-gender person assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
Kathoey in Thailand
In Thailand, kathoey can also mean an effeminate gay man. The term therefore has both gender-related and sexuality-related uses in Thai contexts.