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This draft guide provides a framework for creating or reporting on entertainment and media content involving "ladyboys"—a term primarily used in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, to describe (transfeminine individuals or a "third sex"). 1. Terminology & Respectful Language

Language evolves at a community level, and self-identification is paramount.

: "Ladyboy" is a common English translation, often used in tourism and entertainment, but can have exoticizing or offensive undertones. Within Thailand, kathoey (or sao praphet song – "women of the second kind") is more standard.