: It critiques the Western tendency to simplify kathoeys as a historical "third gender," explaining instead how modern Thai queer identities have been reshaped by Western psychological and medical frameworks.
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: Jackson explains that while kathoeys have a long history in Thai culture, their current social standing and identity are products of a specific intersection between traditional beliefs and globalized gender concepts. : It critiques the Western tendency to simplify
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