Thai superstar cabaret: 'We are happy for people to call us ladyboys, if they ta

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Thai superstar cabaret: 'We are happy for people to call us ladyboys, if they talk nice'

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/may/25/thailand-ladyboy-superstars-cabaret-australian-tour-interview

The Guardian
Monica Tan
May 24, 2016

Thanyakarn "Micky" Rattanarak began thinking of herself as a girl when she was seven. "I always asked my parents, why am I different? Why can't I wear skirts to school like all the other girls? Why do I have short hair?" she tells Guardian Australia.

"I wanted to be the same like all the other girls. I always felt like a girl."

Rattanarak is now 23, and is one of 24 Thai "ladyboy" stars who have performed in Adelaide and Newcastle. Next stop: Sydney, for their sparkle-filled big top extravaganza called Thailand Ladyboy Superstars Cabaret. Audiences have been told that they will be "left in awe" by the show, "not to mention infatuated with the many gender-straddling performers".
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Looks like it could be a delightful show - Aussie members let us know how it is if you get a chance to go and see the show.