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A Sign of Progress for Thai “Ladyboys”

Started by Natasha, May 24, 2009, 12:35:56 PM

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May 24, 2009, 12:35:56 PM
A Sign of Progress for Thai "Ladyboys"

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/05/24/sign-progress-thai-ladyboys/
5/23/09

Picture trying to wedge a 51st star into the American flag, and you'll get an idea of the task that may soon face sign makers worldwide, thanks to a new policy at a rural high school in Thailand.

Administrators at the Kampang Secondary School, in the northeastern province of Sisaket, recently created a third set of toilets exclusively for the more than 10 percent of students who identify as "ladyboys," or transgender.

The symbol representing them combines a male and female figure.


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