Toms and Dees: Transgender Identity and Female Same-Sex Relationships in Thailand

by Megan Sinnott and Megan J. Sinnott

Book Overview

A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a feminine partner, or "dee" (from "lady"). The patterning of female same-sex relationships into masculine and feminine pairs, coupled with the use of English derived terms to refer to them, is found throughout East and Southeast Asia.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824828526
• ISBN13: 9780824828523
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"