The Primary Observation in relation to the Meaningfulness of Being Thai Lady Boy University Students

Authors

  • Panapa Chintaradeja -

Keywords:

Feminist post-structuralism, Lady Boy, Kathoey

Abstract

This study presents a discussion by employing ‘feminist post-structuralism’ to be a theoretical framework in order to understand ‘Thai lady boy students. Feminist Post-structuralism could be taken for granted to be a critical lens to understand the ‘meaning’ and ‘sexuality’ regarding to Thai lady boy university students. The data is gathered by purposive in Thai university. The study is used in-depth interview to collect data. The data is analyzed in content analysis. Finally, the findings are presented in terms of ‘how Thai lady boy students make meaning of for being ‘lady boy’ and negotiate and express their lives in terms of ‘sexuality’.

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2022-06-29