Thai Beauty, Bangkok Thailand - Eric Lafforgue

Isn't she cute? Thailand - Eric Lafforgue

The first sex change surgery in Thailand was performed in 1972. After that, the number of transsexuals has been increasing gradually and they work in various occupations such as singer, model and actor. There is a beauty pageant especially for transsexuals called “Miss Tiffany’s Universe” and it is televised nationwide annually. Though Thai laws still disapprove of same sex marriage or allow no transsexuals to legally adopt their new gender on ID cards and passports, the 2007 constitution still protects the rights of transsexuals and homosexuals, preventing them from unjust discrimination of any kind. In deed, Thailand is one of the most homosexual friendly countries to live in.  As a child, Treechada Marnyaporn saw herself as a girl, but in front of her parents, she had to pretend and live as a male. She felt disgusted by her male genitals, so at the age of 17, she underwent sex reassignment surgery and since then, she won the Miss Tiffany's 2004 and Miss International Queen 2004.