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kthoey/
s aaw-prphet-s oong/
phu-yng-prphet-s oong
male-to-female (MTF)
transsexual/transgender/
transvestite
all three terms used interchangeably
without distinguishing among their
English equivalents
/ khon kham phet/TG transgender term used in academia and by
nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs)
// pu mia/poo nae/phu me tranny northern, southern, and northeastern
Thai old colloquialisms
chaay-plaeng-phet MTF transsexual academic term
gay gay male nonspecic
/ gay king/fay rk masculine, sexually insertive
gay male
/ gay queen/fay rp feminine, sexually receptive
gay male
/ gay quing/both sexually versatile gay male
chaay-rk-chaay gay male or MSM (men who
have sex with men)
term used in academia and
by NGOs