THAILAND IS A COMBINATION OF THE NEW AND OLD- THE MODERN AND THE TRADITIONAL, LIKE MANY OF THE COUNTRIES IN ASIA-THE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY IS PREVALENT IN THAILAND. THE PHILOSOPHY THAT IS INCLUSIVE, NOT EXCLUSIVE. ONE THAT TEACHES TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THINGS.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE- THERE ARE MANY TRANSGENDERED PEOPLE IN THAILAND FROM WHAT I SAW. THE THAI EXPRESSION IS"KATHOEY" OR LADY BOY. THESE PEOPLE ARE ACCEPTED IN THAI SOCIETY AND AS FAR AS I KNOW- DO NOT EXPERIENCE THE KIND OF DISCRIMINATION THAT EXISTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES. LADY BOYS ARE EMPLOYED IN MANY AREAS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. MANY OF THEM HAVE UNDERGONE SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY TO BE PHYSICALLY FEMALE IN APPEARANCE. LADY BOYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THAI CULTURE.
I FEEL THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE- A PERSON SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LIVE HIS OR HER OWN LIFE AS THEY SEE FIT, TO BE RESPECTED LIKE ANYONE ELSE DESERVES TO BE - AND TO BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP THEIR LIVES TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.
MAYBE AMERICA CAN TAKE A LESSON IN TOLERANCE BY SEEING WHAT I SAW IN BANGKOK.
BANGKOK IS A WONDERFUL FASCINATING PLACE FOR TOURISTS , WHETHER I RETURN THERE OR NOT, BOTH MY FRIEND AND I WERE VERY GLAD WE CAME.
LEARN MANDARIN CHINESE THE FUN, FAST AND EASY WAY- ROCKET CHINESE
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