Becoming Kathoey Prostitute: Voices of the Excluded

Labeling as deviant has long been imposed difficulties on those who take up Queer gender identity in some ways depending upon to what extent they have technology of self. Even though rainbow movement strives and wins some social space for certain acceptance especially in terms of human rights, still discrimination is reproduced in both private and public spheres. The main argument in this paper is that vicious cycle of inequality prevails.  This makes the issue of Queer identity complicated and chains it with an extended long winded problem arisen in a person’s life and affects some form of social problems. Kathoey or Thai Male to Female transgender, a sexual minority group, is to be emphasized in paper as they are at risk to be excluded and as a result are pushed to become prostitutes. In fact, many of Kathoey are as competent as others. However, not many of them are successful in the job market and have comparatively narrow alternative in choosing how to maintain their life. Many of them, then, take this path. By listening to their voices and stories using narrative approach, themes from narrative analysis can be concretely emerged to reveal the social conditions framing Thai Kathoey towards it. All in all this paper has a strong desire to propose policy recommendations to attain a total equality goal and to cherish a non-discriminatory process of sexual diversity inclusion in the society.