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The Third Sex—Kathoey: Thailand’s Ladyboys

By Richard Totman. Souvenir Press, London, England, 2003, 181 pp., £16.95 (hardcover).

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  1. Androphilia refers to sexual attraction to physically mature males, whereas gynephilia refers to sexual attraction to physically mature females.

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    Paul L. Vasey & Doug P. VanderLaan

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Vasey, P.L., VanderLaan, D.P. The Third Sex—Kathoey: Thailand’s Ladyboys. Arch Sex Behav 37, 671–672 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9368-3

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