LadyBoys, Born to be a Woman...Thailand's Buddhist majority displays what may be the world's most tolerant attitude towards what locals call kathoey, loosely translated as "ladyboys." The term, which does not have an exact counterpart in English, refers t

LadyBoys, Born to be a Woman

Kafille is 6 years old. His mother had noticed since he was 3 years old, he already behaved as a little girl, showing signs of being feminine. His older brother, Aekachai, 23, is a ladyboy, and Kafille was definitely influenced by him..As her mother said: "we can't do anything, he has to follow his heart and has to live his life the way he wants to"

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Kafille is 6 years old. His mother had noticed since he was 3 years old, he already behaved as a little girl, showing signs of being feminine. His older brother, Aekachai, 23, is a ladyboy, and Kafille was definitely influenced by him..As her mother said: "we can't do anything, he has to follow his heart and has to live his life the way he wants to"