Ladyboys causing se-X problems for poll teams
It is the latest in a series of gripes among members of the Trans-Female Association of Thailand which groups transgenders and transsexuals known collectively as “katoeys” or “ladyboys”.
“We have a big problem when we use our identity cards in banks, schools, hospitals and now when we vote,” said Yollada Suanyoc, president of the 2,500-strong organisation. “The picture may show a woman but it says ‘mister’ on the card. Or the picture may show a teenage boy and the person now looks like a woman.”
Everyone in Thailand has to carry a national ID card with them at all times from the age of 15. Transgenders and transsexuals are accepted in Thailand more readily than in most other countries.