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Thai for Gay Tourists: A Language Guide to the Gay Culture of Thailand

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Even if you have had no prior knowledge of Thai, this book clearly presents the sound system and shows the Thai script. It provides ALL vocabulary relevant to gay life, and gives quite a bit of background from gay Thais about life in their country. My only caveat would be that it generally presents homosexuality as accepted and even celebrated there. This is a common presentation of gay life in many countries. However, one should always be aware that we are not the majority and there is bigotry everywhere. But with that in mind, I must say this is truly an impressive little book--it does a lot in a short space, the author is to be commended!

I bought this book back in 2003 or 4 or so before my second of third trip to Thailand. It was very helpful in helping me navigate the gay world of Thailand.. most useful in the world of bar boys and young thai boys (yes.. they call themselves boys if they are between 18-30 - something the book reveals). It's now 2010 and I still use the book for help with phrases and translations when chatting with some guys. Buy this.. my copy is well used (and I also lived in Thailand for two years and had a Thai boyfriend who moved to the USA with me.