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Trans News Now 6/6/22

ceciliab | Jun 6, 2022 | Reply

What’s new? Dominique Jackson of Pose fame is part of a new ad campaign for Saks 5th Avenue. Linda Carter, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, says her show was always LGBTQ positive. The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference is coming in July to a computer monitor near you. San Francisco spends millions to combat transgender homelessness. Louisa May Alcott may have been a trans man. Ohio’s House of Representatives honors Pride month by passing a bill banning trans women from women’s athletics. Two families in Utah sue the state over their daughters being banned from school sports. New York State will offer a new gender option on licenses and I.D. cards. A study in the Journal of the AMA shows trans and nonbinary teens are far more likely to be victims than cisgender teens. Billy Porter’s directorial debut premiers in July. That’s just a sample of the transgender news we found. Login in to TGForum and get the rest of the news and look over the content from our Contributors.

That’s a Foreign Ladyboy?!

Christine B | Oct 5, 2020 | Reply

Christine Burr is proud to have been called a ladyboy when she was checking in to a hotel in Thailand. She explains why and gives some backstory about Thailand’s ladyboys in this latest Dispatch from Thailand.

Thinking about Ladyboys? Enjoy some of these links!

Christine B | Sep 7, 2020 | Reply

Ladyboys, those exotic, beautiful women from Southeast Asia, are often objects of fascination for many. From men who are aroused by their unique gender status to wide eyed tourists who are in awe of their femininity, the ladyboy evokes wonder. Christine Burr has assembled a number of links to ladyboy videos performing in cabaret shows and pageants. The pandemic has brought many of those events to a halt but past performances are available.

Times Get Tougher for Ladyboys in Thailand

Christine B | Aug 3, 2020 | Reply

Our Correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, files a report on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the the transgender women known there as ladyboys. Since much of their employment is found in entertaining tourists, working in hair salons and doing makeovers you can imagine that things are not bright for them. Christine tells you more in today’s dispatch.

Jim Jefferies Show Features Thai Trans Women

The Editor | Apr 15, 2019 | Reply

The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central traveled to Thailand for a segment on the transgender women there known as “ladyboys.” The segment was part of Jefferies’s April 9, 2019 show that focused on LGBTQ rights. In the segment, which you can watch below, Jefferies interviews three transgender sex workers and a transgender rights activist. […]

Back to Ladyboys

Christine B | Mar 18, 2019 | Reply

Some call Thailand the Land of Smiles and say that in general, except for sudden changes of leadership orchestrated by the military, citizens and visitors can have an easy time living there. Our correspondent in Thailand has written in the past about the transgender women there, known as ladyboys, or the more derogatory name katoi, and how they are treated by the general public. Despite advances made in the area of civil rights for transgender Thais Christine Burr today reports that they are still second class citizens.

Ladyboy Water Volleyball is Back!

angela_g | Mar 27, 2017 | Reply

Last year our Correspondent in Thailand covered a charity benefit featuring ladyboys playing water volleyball. We have gotten word that the event, which was thought to be finished for good, will be back this fall. Are you looking for a vacation destination this coming November? If so you might want to consider Thailand. The city […]

Ladyboys in Jail

Christine B | Jul 25, 2016 | Reply

Thailand is perceived to be a trans paradise where beautiful ladyboys live lives of glamor and total feminine expression. As with all perceptions from afar this one is not completely accurate. While the ladyboys do draw tourists who come to see their elaborate shows the lives of those not fortunate enough to be in show business are often second rate. Thailand does not protect its LGBT citizens from discrimination and life for ladyboys can be hard. No wonder some turn to crime to survive. Fortunately for those who are sent to prison the agency that runs the prisons is becoming enlightened and is going to have a separate place for LGBT prisoners. Christine Burr has more information.

Shades of Ladyboys

Christine B | Apr 4, 2016 | Reply

Our Correspondent from Thailand joins us with a blog about ladyboys and the meaning of transgender. Is all the media attention transgender issues have been getting helping people to understand what being trans is all about? Or, is it simply giving people labels they can apply to people and not give them any clue about those people’s lives, needs and desires? Labels can be handy but Christine Burr thinks that it’s the contents that really matter.

Dispatch From The Restroom Wars

angela_g | Nov 24, 2015 | Reply

Restrooms and locker rooms. The ban of many a trans woman’s existence. Should she go into the lady’s room to do what is necessary or should she hold it till she can get home. Many trans people plan their public outings around when they will be able to use the facilities or around a single stall restroom they are familiar with. Why the paranoia? Because of the straight world’s fear that trans women represent a threat to cisgender women in women’s “safe spaces.” Angela Gardner has some thoughts on the matter in a Dispatch From The Restroom Wars.

Ladyboys: Ignorant and Unconscionable

Christine B | Apr 13, 2015 | Reply

To many Thailand seems like a transgender paradise. A place where beautiful ladyboys live as pampered courtesans or acclaimed entertainment stars. This view of Thailand is not what the real Thailand is like. While trans people have been a visible part of the Thai landscape for many years acceptance of their existence is not the same as embracing their presence. Christine Burr reports on the discrimination the ladyboys face in the “Land of Smiles.”

Ladyboys — In All Shapes and Sizes!

Christine B | Feb 16, 2015 | Reply

Whenever our Correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, gets foreign visitors they all have one thing they simply must see, ladyboys. So Christine dutifully takes them to one of the upscale ladyboy cabaret shows that feature the most beautiful and feminine ladyboys. But some of her visitors want to see more of Thailand’s third gender than can be found in an upscale cabaret. Those visitors must be taken to another part of town.

Ladyboys Getting Older

Christine B | Dec 22, 2014 | Reply

Today Christine Burr, our correspondent in Thailand, talks with a former star of the ladyboy cabaret scene in Pattaya. Now she works as a makeup artist and is lucky to have a boyfriend who is devoted to her. For other ladyboys who make a living on the stage it doesn’t always turn out so well. Christine talks to Khun Bee about what happens to most ladyboys as they grow older.

Ladyboys by Degrees

Christine B | Nov 24, 2014 | Reply

A recent interaction with a group of ladyboys got Christine Burr thinking about transgenderism. The women were modeling wedding dresses at an event promoting various wedding salons to prospective brides. Christine started talking to them about what it means to be a ladyboy in Thailand. After listening to them and ruminating on transgenderism in general she has come to some conclusions.

Ladyboy… who is?

Christine B | Oct 27, 2014 | Reply

Christine goes out with friends for dinner, two GGs and a Thai “ladyboy.” After dinner the conversation turns to what the ladyboys outside of Thailand are like, and Christine is surprised to learn that her friends see her as a ladyboy. For in Thailand anyone with who is differently gendered and expresses a feminine personae is labelled a ladyboy. See what else the friends discussed in this latest Dispatch From Thailand.

Ladyboy Gangs Rounded up in Pattaya

Christine B | Sep 29, 2014 | Reply

Pattaya, the beach resort in Thailand, has its share of ladyboys. Most of them are trying to better themselves and get legitimate jobs but there are only so many spots in show biz. Other’s are hoping to meet that wealthy foreign gentleman and move out of Thailand live as his wife. While that does happen from time to time the more likely ending is one of prostitution and crime. Christine Burr takes you on a visit to Pattaya today.

Ladyboys in Thailand: Jira Gets a Job in a Cabaret Show

Christine B | Sep 1, 2014 | Reply

Last month Chris Burr met a young lady named Jira who told her about her life as a ladyboy. This month Jira is excited because she has gotten a new job. She will be working in a ladyboy cabaret with some of her friends. Today Christine introduced you to them and talks with them and Jira about Jira’s new show business careers.

Ladyboys in Thailand: A Very Typical Story

Christine B | Aug 4, 2014 | Reply

A month or so back, I was in a well known chain of local coffee shops in Chiang Mai, about to enjoy my regular hot chocolate and over-indulge in a banana cream pie. The very pretty waitress who served me, gave me a lovely smile, and politely asked, “Where do you come from?” — a standard […]

Ladyboys Are Everywhere

Christine B | Jun 9, 2014 | Reply

Our correspondent in Thailand has filed another report. In this one Christine Burr says that because generally speaking the Thai people have liberal attitudes toward trans people you will find ladyboys all over the place. They work in hair salons, shops and restaurants, and of course in cabaret shows aimed at the tourists. Does it indicate that ladyboys are movin’ on up?

Ladyboys Moving Up

Christine B | May 12, 2014 | Reply

Our correspondent in Thailand has filed another report on Ladyboys in that country. During her time in Thailand Christine Burr has met many Ladyboys and she says that after a bit their stories start to sound the same. And the stories don’t have a happy ending. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Things are looking up somewhat and Christine hopes we’ll hear more about Ladyboys moving up.

Katoey — Stars Shine Brightly

Christine B | Feb 17, 2014 | Reply

TG people have been around in Asia for more years than anyone can remember. From China to Thailand, from Indonesia to The Philippines, or from Japan to Korea, the “third gender” have been omnipresent for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Many Asian cultures have long accepted, or liberally tolerated, the presence of “new-halfs” or […]

Ladyboys: New Year and All That

Christine B | Jan 20, 2014 | Reply

It’s a new year and our correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, has some New Year’s wishes instead of resolutions. Her wishes are all for the improvement of the lives lead by Thailand’s ladyboys — and for the improvement of the lives of all transgendered people around the world.

At last — a notable success: Ladyboys raise large sums for charities

Christine B | Nov 25, 2013 | Reply

When Thailand’s katoi make the news they’re commonly called ladyboys and the story is either one of success in show business or the pageant world, or one of their involvement in some crime. There’s little in the Thai media that presents them as transgender women doing their best to be a part of society. Our Thailand correspondent has found a story that shows the katoi can do things that break the stereotypes. And it comes with pictures of ladyboys in bikinis.

Ladyboys … is there no end to this?

Christine B | Oct 28, 2013 | Reply

The katoey, or ladyboys, of Thailand, like most TGs, have a hard life. While there is a place in the Thai culture for the katoey it’s not necessarily something that is welcomed or treated with respect. As too often happens around the world the ladyboys get involved in criminal activities since they are denied a way to legitimately support themselves. Our correspondent in Thailand has filed another report on misbehavior by katoey.

Ladyboys: Tell it like it is!

Christine B | Sep 2, 2013 | Reply

Fresh from my Hong Kong trip, I spent a few days in Bangkok, where I tracked down a contact I’d been given by a friend living in Hong Kong — the Bangkok based person being someone who works for a quasi government body, and is working to help minorities and other disadvantaged people. The reason? […]

Let Down

Christine B | Jun 10, 2013 | Reply

Our correspondent in Thailand is feeling let down about the progress transgendered people in Asia are making. While she applauds the strides forward she feels there are two many jumps backward. Thailand’s ladyboys should be not just tolerated but given equal opportunity. Read and learn why Christine is feeling Let Down.

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