Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand is a 1999 book by Peter A. Jackson and Gerard Sullivan that explores the cultural, political, and economic systems shaping sexuality and gender roles in Thai society. It serves as a comprehensive sociological guide for developing culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS prevention and support services.
Many foreign observers of the “Land of Smiles” are familiar with a narrow range of gender relations and sexual practices in Thailand, from the fanciful portrayal of nineteenth-century harem life in The King and I, to recent media coverage of sex tourism and AIDS. Yet serious study of patterns of sexuality, femininity, and masculinity in Thailand is relatively new. This book is a rare collec…