transsexuals
A Third Gender in Zapotec Society
The New York Times last week put a new twist on the “bathroom debate” currently roiling conservative circles in the U.S. by examining the practices of some Zapotec people who identify as a third gender. The belief in some U.S. states—that transgendered people must use public restrooms matching their apparent gender identity at birth—is at […]
Toleration for Transexual Boys in Rural Thailand
A rural Thai secondary school recently opened a third toilet, between the boys and the girls rooms, for students who feel they are transsexuals. A BBC story last week on the new arrangement in the community of Kampang includes a photo of the icon for the transgendered toilet: a human figure representing half a boy […]
Rural Thai Tolerate Transvestites and Transsexuals
A beauty contest for transvestites and transsexuals, held in Thailand on Saturday, highlighted the toleration for human differences practiced by the Rural Thai people. An AP dispatch about the Miss Tiffany Universe beauty pageant, carried by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Boston Globe, Wilmington Star (North Carolina), Tuscaloosa News (Alabama), and numerous other media outlets […]
