Title | Consider |
---|---|
Director | Panu Saeng-Xuto |
Country | Thailand |
VDP Selection Year | Plural Co-existence-2013 |
Screen Time | 25min |
Subtitles | English/ Japanese |
Tags | LGBT, School, Discrimination, Adolescence, Mother |
Overview
Tay is a teenage “kathoey” (ladyboy) a member of the relatively well-tolerated transgender group. Kathoey take on traditional female roles, and are sometimes described as a third sex. This documentary follows Tay and observes the acceptance of his orientation at his Christian school Saint Joseph Mueang-Ake. The documentary peers into the daily life of Tay, and those around them to paint a complex observation of how an individual’s gender is articulated in Thai society.
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