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Kathoey or katoey is an identity used by some people in Thailand, whose identities in English may be best described as transgender women in some cases, or effeminate gay men in other cases. Transgender women in Thailand mostly use terms other than kathoey when referring to themselves, such as phuying. A significant number of Thais perceive kathoey as belonging to a separate sex, including some transgender women themselves.

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