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Ladyboys is a rather over-used Thai word to describe a transvestite, a male who takes on the appearance of a female. Transvestitism in this country is very different to that in the west. In the west, Charlie Smith who lives next door might put on a blonde wig and a pair of silk stockings but he still looks like Charlie Smith in a blonde wig and a pair of silk stockings. He certainly wouldn’t go waltzing around the supermarket looking like that.

In Bangkok however, some of the ladyboys or katoeys as they are commonly known can be quite literally stunning, and yes there are tales of foreign gentlemen having one over the eight, and engaging a 'lady's' services for the evening, only to get a hell of a shock later on as memories of Charlie Smith come flooding back. That pretty young thing that they picked up earlier with cannonball breasts, an hourglass figure, and legs like a giraffe, doesn't seem so appealing with its wing wang flapping in the breeze. But it's guaranteed to sober anyone up fast!

Transvetitism is very open and very tolerated in the Thai culture. You will see teenage boys as young as 14 taking their first steps into the limelight by painting their fingernails, wearing an alice band and generally mincing around unashamedly for all to see. I often chuckle to myself when I think what would have happened to me if I’d walked into my school looking like that. I would have been beaten up by every school bully for miles around, before the teachers eventually arrive to join in.

It is the dream of many a Bangkok tranny to scrape together the 50,000 baht or so necessary to check into a hospital and take those final few steps into full womanhood on an operating theatre table, but sadly most of them will have to be satisfied with a packet of over-the counter hormone tablets from the local pharmacy and step up the shaving to twice a day.
If you're looking for some trans-gendered tittilation, the place to head for is the Casanova Bar in Nana Plaza, located on the second floor. The place is virtually 100% tranny, and be very warned, as you sit down in the corners of this dark and dingy little bar, they'll be all over you like a cheap suit. Far better to stand at the bar and not leave yourself so vulnerable. The ladyboys are much easier to deal with if you are in an erect position (you know what I mean)