Beware of ‘Lady Men’

Transvestites abound in Phuket, and all over Thailand for that matter. Our new friend and local bartender aptly described them as “lady men”. Some make it to the big time – on stage in one of the famed cabaret shows. Many others lurk around the bars and streets of Patong, Phuket’s busiest beach town, waiting for an unsuspecting traveler to take them home. To us, they seem VERY easy to spot by their short skirts, very high heels, and buckets of makeup on their faces. Lee’s convinced that they start this at an early age. He even took a picture of a kid we saw on a train – he swears it’s a boy dressed as a girl……Betsy’s not so sure.