What Was The Ladyboy Scene Like 15-20 Years Ago?

[post-op lover]

(pentire @ Nov. 04 2007,16:48)

(Road Runner @ Nov. 04 2007,11:39) Also I wonder what the three girls in the picture look like now?

RR.

A question which crosses my mind every time I take a look at that 80's photo album

Admit it, they got you hooked!

Everyone else should learn that it's the posties that really capture us. And 20 years later, they still come to mind.

Do I hear an Amen?

[stogie bear]

(bohemia @ Nov. 04 2007,12:03) Since I first landed in Thailand in 1968(not a misprint or typo) I can only say there was no ladyboy scene in those days.  There might have been ladyboys but I sure as hell didn' t know about them and they were never mentioned in conversation and there was no scene.  Of course there was a Thai nightlife or brothel scene that was vibrant in those days, vestiges of which remain today between what is now Khao San Rd. and Thewet and areas north of the Victory monument.  The early farang scene was around Petchaburi Rd and a mini area in what is now Gaysorn.  Then Soi Cowboy and slightly later Patpong emerged as areas in the 70's, but still no ladyboys as such.  It was really only much later in the 80's when Nana got going that one would notice a ladyboy dancer in a bar.  Casanova was the first ladyboy bar for farangs. In those days ladyboys and gg bar girls would like to take you to afterhours shows and it was common for bar girls and ladyboys to buy young Thai boys, just the punters themselves would buy the girls for sex.  Ladyboys were not in demand and in 'Thai society it was common for them to buy boys or give themselves free to gang boys.  Then something changed, perhaps reflecting societies more tolerant attitude towards gays coming off the late 70's early 80's disco era, which was very gay at its core. One ladyboy bar then another, then another etc.  The cabarets have a longer history as tourist attractions but they weren't really pick-up bars.  Gradually ladyboys have come from being unwanted, to being accepted, to being desired.  In small towns througout issan the beauty contests and semi cabarets still exist and the attitudes have changed slower.  But the word is out and now katoeys have more pride and acceptance in society.  Ironically, largely due to the internet, nightlife forums etc more information being available and the dramatic increase in male tourists to nightlife areas, certain ladyboys have attained star status, big egos, and fat purses.  It is an amusing and surreal phenomena to see this evolution in such a relatively short time.
It is easy to go nostalgic for the days of the 100 baht all nighter, but better to think of the present day as just another golden age of a different sort.  And you can still go to small towns and see how ist used to be.

Great post...

[pratu]

My first lb expirience was 17yrs ago at Limmatquei (im not sure was the name same that time) in Pattaya. If I remember right I paid 500. I didn't hang around Bangkok LB scene so I can't tell how were the days here. From Marine Bar I took many freelancers too.

[69billy]

pentire..you are my hero...

[69billy]

same same but different..

[Guest]

Sure Thing Billy...

[Guest]

Thanks. Of course I could do about 100 pages of history but attention spans being what they are............................................... ...............

[jimslim]

Ah yes I recall chest wigs were in back in the 80s

maybe Pat and Billy are twins

[Guest]

My first visit to Pattaya in 1987 included Limatquai.
I think that was the only LB bar at the time.
Here are a few photos from 1987

[Guest]

And Limatquai again

[Guest]

And I am sure she is from Limatquai, maybe outside?

[donnnnnny]

I posted some scanned pics of caligular bar in soi diamond, pattaya from 1984. It was the first ladyboy go go bar i ever saw down there. they all wore pink bikinis and were very hot too.
ill try and dig the photo out unless stogie can find it on the forum from a year or so ago/
cheers donnnnny

[andre459]

Interesting to read how much the scene has changed over the years. I was only 4 y/o in 1984 so I wasn't thinking about ladyboys.

Is this the post Donny

https://theladyboyforums.com/cgi-bin....ligular

[donnnnnny]

yes andre  well found sir ill postem here again

[donnnnnny]

one  hot ass  aka 1984 note in the second  pic the  girl on the left is a girl