The Lady Boys
A Thai proverb states "When you meet a very beautiful woman, beware: she's probably a man". No other country in the world counts so many transsexuals so well integrated in society as Thailand. Visible and numerous - 150,000 in a population of 63 million these trans genders enjoy a particular status in a sexually tolerant Buddhist society which accepts them relatively well. Professors, doctors, hair dressers, dancers, television presenters , they integrate themselves like other women. © STEPHANE REMAEL