Ladyboys are THAI only!

[stogie bear]

Well, I have seen the word 'ladyboy' used to describe many things and many people from many places, but to my mind a Ladyboy is from Thailand ONLY.

If she's from outside Thailand she's called something else. FINAL!

So - what do YOU think? Is the term 'ladyboy' simply a catch-all phrase for anyone who wants to be a ladyboy or all shemales in general?

Come on guys... put me 'straight' on this!

[Guest]

Well I do not know the technicalities of this but I would say ladyboy is a term that can and is used throughout most of asia. However most local cultures also have their own terms for what we call ladyboy such as Hijra (India) and Waria (Indonesia).

Now maybe the term was originally Thai but I think it has transcended the boundaries of Thailand and caught on in other countries as well.

[Looker]

The first time I heard the word ladyboy it was in Thailand and about Thai TV/TG. I've voted for the first option.

[Guest]

I did too, but I think Oz has a valid point also..... while the word Ladyboy does indeed come from Thailand and refers to Thai ladyboys, some other countries around there now will call their shemales Ladyboys based on how often they see that word on the WWW and in other places. Thailand can take proper credit for the word I believe, but girls in other countries have picked up on it and use it now also.

[Tomcat]

Ladyboy has been used in Hong Kong for a long time. PI LBs in HK have used the name since at least 1994 and probably long before that. All the Girls in the caberet at the New World Kowloon were from PI.

[Guest]

I think the term has transcended the borders of LOS and can be used for anyone who fits the category. All ladyboys are transgender women but not all transgender women are ladyboys. I've seen too many TG's who definitely do NOT fit the ladyboy category. More like the lumberjack in a dress with bad makeup and a five o'clock shadow.

[Ladyboy_Loser!]

Never heard them refered to as a Ladyboy/Ladyman anywhere else. I like to think that this makes our favorites in Thailand very special and superior in everyway to all else. Just one man's personal opinion only.

[Guest]

Never heard them refered to as a Ladyboy/Ladyman anywhere else.  I like to think that this makes our favorites in Thailand very special and superior in everyway to all else.  Just one man's personal opinion only.

Really!A quick search of the internet will show you that this term is used in many countries

[Snick]

ladyboy is not an Indigenous Thai expression. The native expression is 'Katoey' , 'girl type two' or 'other type of girl'.

Since its not native to Thailand, I vote for 'All Asian', since I have heard it used for vietnamese and burmese.

[Guest]

I don't know the who, what, where, why, when, or how, but whenever I hear ladyboy, I think Thailand and no place else.

[Guest]

Although I do not doubt that the term "ladyboy" first gained popularity and acceptance in Thailand, it seems to me that it applies to all of asia

[ramboz]

In 1974 I was in Singapore where the term 'Billy Boy' was used to describe a shemale, while in BKK the term Lady Boy was used.

DANNO

[Guest]

no

[Guest]

Iv'e been pulled up on a few occassions and they have reminded me that there not Ladyboys,,,they are a Ladyman...

Makes sense to me,,I wouldn't like to called a boy either.

But I think ladyboy, shemale , tranny, is used in general terms


BK

[Guest]

I think the term has transcended the borders of LOS and can be used for anyone who fits the category.  All ladyboys are transgender women but not all  transgender women are ladyboys.  I've seen too many TG's who definitely do NOT fit the ladyboy category.  More like the lumberjack in a dress with bad makeup and a five o'clock shadow.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day.

He's a lumberjack and he's OK,
He sleeps all night and works all day.

I cut down trees, I eat my lunch,
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shopping,
And have buttered scones for tea.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day.

He's a lumberjack and he's OK,
He sleeps all night and works all day.

He cuts down trees, eats his lunch,
Goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping,
And has buttered scones for tea.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day.

He's a lumberjack and he's OK,
He sleeps all night and works all day.

I cut down trees, I skip and jump,
I like to press wild flowers,
I put on women's clothing,
And hang around in bars.

He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps,
He likes to press wild flowers,
He put on women's clothing,
And hang around in bars.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day.

He's a lumberjack and he's OK,
He sleeps all night and works all day.

I cut down trees, I wear high heels,
Suspenders and a bra,
I wish I were a girlie,
Just like my dear papa.

He cuts down trees, he wears high heels,
Suspenders and a bra,
He wants to be a girlie,
Just like his dear papa?

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day.

He's a lumberjack and he's OK,
He sleeps all night and works all day.


--Monty Python