I want to know Thailand's "sirens", this is a kind of people ......

Thai sirens are a mysterious group of people, "they" are incredibly delicate and can sing and dance well; Thailand is a small country of only 60 million people, but every year there are 7 million tourists from abroad to visit the country, and this income reaches up to 7 billion dollars a year, becoming the backbone of Thailand's economy. Thailand's tourism industry is very rich in local characteristics, one of the most eye-catching is the famous "siren" show.

Thai siren show began in 1975, initially there are only four or five born male, but in the physical and mental character and dress all feminized men, in bars for guest performances, mainly for foreign tourists to watch.

At the time, it was regarded with disdain by Thais as a "side show". With the development of tourism, the first "siren song and dance troupe" was born. The troupe selected a group of beautiful, slender men, through special training, specialized training, into a "beautiful woman" who could charm the audience. The actors are said to be of different levels, ranging from those with external make-up to those who have undergone a complete sex change.

The performances include solo, chorus, solo dance, group dance and clown show. Sirens perform soft, graceful movements, singing is generally more rough, the performance level is high. The show is famous both inside and outside Thailand, and every time it is performed, the stage is packed.

The oldest sirens develop into clowns and tease the audience, relying on God to reward them with a set of even proportions and thin bones, or else they will not be able to become the best heroines with their good looks, and they can only run the show or develop into clowns. The siren show includes folk dances and songs from different countries, which not only attracts tourists but also locals. In addition to the extravagant performances, you can also see the more ordinary dancers performing comedy.

The sirens earn a lot of money and live an extravagant and monotonous life, and a special group of "sirens" has been created due to the high earnings.

By the 1990s, Thailand's "sirens" had reached 20,000 people, aged 14-50 years old, mainly concentrated in Pattaya's siren song and dance troupe and bars and nightclubs. After their adolescence, they can no longer perform, and their lives can be quite lonely and desolate.

Thai Sirens

Published by: 20711 Wu Ruxin

I. Motivation for the study:

The media reports often heard of sirens, and there is no lack of female friends who think they are inferior to sirens, and in the siren group, the most famous is the Thai sirens, why there are sirens in Thailand? Why are there sirens in Thailand and how do they live in the society? I want to know more about the Thai sirens and how they live in the society.

Why are there Thai sirens?

1. There are different stories about the creation of Thai sirens. One of them is the evolution of the Indian "eunuchs". The history of eunuchs in India can be traced back to the early sixteenth century when the Mughal Islamic state was formed in the north of India. In the long years of conquest, some Muslim leaders in the army specifically collected a number of "yin and yang people" (congenital hermaphrodites) is responsible for serving their women left at home. The purpose of this was naturally to prevent a "backyard affair". As these intersexuals were well paid, they were generally loyal to their masters, and because of their own physical defects, they could not pose any threat or harm to the women in their homes, and were highly trusted by the people. After the establishment of the Mughal Empire, a large number of yin and yang men were favored and rewarded by their masters. Since then, the rulers of the country, as well as other dignitaries, gradually developed the custom of hiring intersex people to serve their women, and gradually expanded to the whole of India. As a result, some men who had difficulty in making a living took various ways to join the ranks of the yin and yang men, and over the years, these eunuchs took the place of the yin and yang men, similar to the eunuchs in China. With the increase in the number of people, some eunuchs turned to learn the art of song, in order to dedicate the art of dance and song, flattering and pleasing to make a living. Because of the mobility of this kind of people, slowly spread to Thailand this prosperous.

2. There is another way to explain this phenomenon from the history of Thailand itself. Thailand is a country with a long history of sexual culture, and the attitude of Thai women towards sex is very different from that of China. Thailand is a typical country that smiles on the poor but not on the prostitutes, so any woman who engages in pornographic services will not be blamed, especially in Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Bangkok and other cities. The proliferation of pornography, homosexuality has increased dramatically, and as a result of homosexuality, some men have gradually developed towards feminization, and as time goes by, the special product of transvestites has grown up. In Thailand, you can run into a transvestite almost anywhere, you just can't tell the difference. There are some who can be distinguished by the knots in their throats, their pores, and the sound of their voices, but there are others who are not distinguishable at all, especially those who have undergone gender reassignment surgery or have been castrated. In Thailand, sirens are legally designated as male. It is not male or female, which is in line with the name "siren" itself.

Thailand's sirens are mainly concentrated in Bangkok and Pattaya, especially Pattaya. Pattaya is a famous tourist destination in Thailand, known for its beautiful natural scenery and unspoiled coastline, with mountains and the sea, and a pleasant climate in all seasons. The city has two famous siren song and dance art troupe, you can see the highest level of siren art performance.

3. Originally, the origin of Thai sirens was due to World War II, the U.S. soldiers in Thailand called for prostitutes, the parents of the Thai family did not have a girl to make the child transgender to earn money from the U.S. military, because the transgender people will not get pregnant, so the U.S. military more like. But with the change of times, Thai transsexuals have been forced by their parents to become individuals of their own free will!

4. Strangely enough, most of the active transvestites are now in their 20s and are obviously not leftovers from the Vietnam War. Why are so many people willing to become transsexuals? A very untenable explanation is that the entertainment industry in Thailand is very well developed and girls can easily find jobs in entertainment establishments, so Thai people are willing to have girls. If a family gave birth to a few girls and then "unfortunately" gave birth to a boy, the boy has nothing to do, they live and work with his sisters, and over time they imitate their sisters to dress up, and slowly the character of the women also became female, and finally became a transgender.

5. In fact, sirens are not a "specialty" of Thailand. Sirens first originated in Singapore just to see the word "siren", will think of Singapore at the time Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew that there is a loss of face, and then the Singaporean government under the "expulsion order" mandatory ban on the expulsion of the imported into Thailand. Sirens are mostly young boys who have lost both parents or whose families have very low incomes and who are sold to survive and undergo sex reassignment surgery so that their bodies and looks become like those of girls after rigorous training and various hormone catalyzes to become sirens

Two, how are sirens trained in Thailand?

In Thailand, sirens generally come from poor families who are struggling to make ends meet, and it can be said that there are almost no rich kids who are willing to be sirens. In Thailand, there are schools that specialize in training sirens. Generally, the training starts when the children are two or three years old. The training is based on the standard of feminization, which includes women's clothes and dress, women's behavior, and women's hobbies. At the same time, the most important thing is to take female hormone pills. The effect of this medicine is to inhibit the development of male reproductive organs, promote the body's metabolism, and develop towards femininity. Generally, there is a period of more than ten years for taking the drug. After ten years or so, the male physiological features will gradually shrink, such as the male phallus, which will become short and small, while the skin will become fine and moist, glossy, and the buttocks and breasts will be more and more developed, just like a woman, with fewer muscles, more subcutaneous fat, more elastic skin, and breasts and breasts that grow fast will be even taller, rounder, and more erect than those of an ordinary woman. During this period, the school then teaches many skills. For example, they are made to learn dancing and familiarize themselves with their voices. Practicing is an extremely hard process, leg work, waist work, head, hands, feet, etc., all have to undergo a strict standardized training, the pain of this training, the average woman is difficult to bear. In order to cultivate a group of excellent actors, some siren art schools or art groups, but also selected sirens sent abroad, such as the United States, Japan or other countries for further study. Therefore, the standard of siren art performance is quite high.

Three, where is the Thai siren showground?

Pattaya Tiffany Siren Song and Dance Theater Tiffany Siren Song and Dance Theater is the first of its kind in Thailand and Southeast Asia, and has been in operation for 29 years. The theater began to perform in 1974 in South Street, Pattaya. At that time, there were only three performers who were gifted in singing and dancing and loved music, imitating the famous American Broadway singer Marilyn Monroe and other singing voices, which were highly appreciated and loved by the domestic and foreign tourists and gradually became famous, and all the tourists who came to Pattaya gave it a very high appraisal and left a good impression, and it was regarded as "the model of Thai kappa music and dance". "Tiffany's Siren Song and Dance Show Tiffany's siren song and dance show was then famous in all directions, the audience increased rapidly, in view of this, Tiffany's performance limited company moved the dance theater from Pattaya South Street to Pattaya Second Street, the dance theater is richly decorated with international advanced sound, color, light equipment. At present, Tiffany's has more than 100 performing sirens, who are very talented and skillful. Tiffany Theatre has never been stagnant at the original level and satisfied with the immediate benefits, but constantly strives to enrich and improve in order to satisfy the audience's desire for appreciation and enjoyment of entertainment, and the pursuit of excellence is our motto. Currently, the Tiffany Theatre is renovating and expanding the venue to make it more comfortable and convenient for up to 1,000 spectators, and further improving and refining the sound, color, and light of the Theatre, including the stage, to make it more vibrant and grandiose. Tiffany & Co. has also taken into consideration the safety of the audience by installing international level disaster prevention equipment, an emergency elevator with a capacity of 20 spectators, as well as special access for the disabled and the elderly. ......

Tiffany & Co. is the most prestigious entertainment venue in Thailand, and a place of artistic expression for both men and women, young and old, to watch and enjoy. Tiffany's is the most prestigious entertainment venue in Thailand, and is also the place where men and women of all ages are interested in watching and enjoying the art, and Tiffany's has been named "Asia's Largest and Most Perfect Kabaret Siren Theater".

Four, Thai sirens sad?

These siren performers, the good ones, have a monthly salary of 10,000 baht per month, while the bad ones have only about 1,000 dollars. And they have to perform more than three shows a day on average. The income from the performances goes to the troupe's owner, who is basically using them as a tool to get rich. Therefore, in order to survive, the sirens have to work hard to make money. However, they have no choice but to sell their sex to make money, so many of them have no choice but to go out and do whatever they want. For example, in the red-light district, many brothel owners are willing to pay high salaries to hire beautiful transvestites as prostitutes. There is discrimination against transvestites in Thailand. Although they are male by law, they are never treated as men, only as a bunch of playthings. They are taught to be feminine from an early age, so that their character and form show female characteristics. During elementary school, they suffer from a serious imbalance in their psychological development. The discrimination of the society makes them feel inferior and desperate. In order to maintain female skin and body shape, all physiological functions must be disrupted, so that they have to take excessive injections, medications, and injections of sex hormones, including oral contraceptives, etc., which leads to endocrine disorders and produces the mentality of feminization of men and the gradual emergence of female characteristics. For example, the breasts bulge and do not disappear, the skin becomes tender, and the genitals stop developing. As a result, the body and mind are seriously destroyed, so the life span of a transvestite is generally not long, and about forty years old is the normal age of death. Only a very small number of transvestites who are y loved by men and who are willing to spend a lot of money on sex reassignment surgeries may become real women after being examined and certified by a doctor. But in Thailand, the medical cost of a sex change operation is so high that it is out of reach for the vast majority of transvestites, and the majority of transvestites live their lives in a state of limbo.

Thailand: Ladyboys?

According to sources, one in every 30,000 people in Thailand is waiting to have their gender completely changed, and every year, many foreign transsexuals are attracted to come here to undergo surgery, and there are now more than 100,000 transsexuals (some people think it is 500,000). (The price of a sex change operation in Thailand is about 50,000 to 100,000 baht, while in other countries it costs 500,000 baht.) Most of these so-called "lady of men", known as "sirens", are male-to-female transsexuals, who come and go in various entertainment venues, smiling and laughing, and leaving a deep impression on Chinese tourists. In Pattaya, the former logistics and recreational base of the U.S. military invasion of Vietnam, some transsexuals dressed in fancy clothes, singing and dancing in luxurious cabarets, making the Chinese audience drunk with familiar domestic pop songs. In fact, Thailand's transsexuals are not only male-to-female, but also female-to-male, only in people's minds, those who are powdered, flamboyant male-to-female is more appealing, right? Some connoisseurs say that transvestites do not only exist in Thailand, but also in other countries in Southeast Asia. It is only because of the economic take-off of other countries that they feel that it is harmful to their countries to attract tourists with transvestites, so they adopt the policy of driving them away, and the former transvestites are gathered in Pattaya, Thailand. As to why sirens appeared and in which country they first appeared is not traceable, but Thailand has been the home base of sirens is an indisputable fact, to Thailand does not see the sirens is tantamount to not having been to Thailand, sirens have become Thailand's trump card in the development of tourism. Some people say that Thailand doesn't want to show off with sirens, but just let it happen because it promotes tourism. We do not know the official attitude of Thailand, but the prevalence of sirens is there for all to see ****.

Six, Thai sirens production value?

In Thailand, sirens are a big part of the landscape, which is evident in the prevalence of sirens. Because of the sirens can be organized public performances, can also imagine that the Thai government does not ban more than. If the Thai government is not only not banning sirens but also not caring about them, then some of the above questions would be redundant. As a matter of fact, I have consulted many people and they have never been concerned about these issues, nor does the Thai government have any mandatory requirement to register for gender reassignment after a sex change. As it turns out, Thailand's world-famous gadgets are still part of the "underground economy". Some people say there are 5 million people working part-time or full-time in the underground economy, accounting for 12% of the adult population of Thailand, and the underground economy accounts for 57% of the gross national product.

Thailand is a small country of only 60 million people, but 7 million foreign tourists visit the country every year, earning up to $7 billion a year, making it the backbone of the Thai economy.

VII. Marriage of Sirens?

The sirens appear as women, but they are also human beings, and as human beings they have to fall in love and get married, and the law cannot hide from these issues. Is it legally permissible to have a romantic relationship with a man and eventually marry him? In some countries this issue has been resolved. This is because allowing a transsexual to be transgender means allowing him or her to start all life, including marriage, with a new gender. Some people say that transsexuals are transgender because they hate their original gender, so they will not fall in love with or marry a man. So, if a transvestite falls in love with a woman and eventually marries her, is it permissible under the law? This is actually quite a sensitive issue of homosexuality. I have checked the laws of Thailand and there is no provision on this issue. The Buddha says that compassion is the key, and Western philosophy also emphasizes tolerance, so these countries have adopted a policy of inaction when it comes to homosexuality. In the United States, one of the major decisions made by Clinton when he became president was to allow homosexuals to enter the military. Recently, the Netherlands has also solved the problem of homosexual marriages. Marriages between homosexuals have been legally recognized, and the world's largest wedding between homosexuals has been held in public. I expect that the next step will be for families formed by homosexuals to fight for the right to have children. Will they fight for the right to take maternity leave in the future? Will they fight for the right to social security? God knows.

All of the above issues are already present in our country to a greater or lesser degree. We already have transgender people in our country and the issue of love and marriage is happening to them (them). Now that we have a homosexual community in our country, and legal issues of love and marriage have arisen among them, how should the law treat them? Should they be prohibited or should they be treated seriously with tolerance? In modern times, the law is only a special reflection of public consciousness, and is it not more humane to positively channel some of the antagonistic feelings of the public and enact tolerant laws?

Eight, the life of a siren is not easy?

Though sirens in Thailand can not really be accepted by mainstream society, but the good thing is that they do not suffer a lot of discrimination, there are sirens in the school students, there are sirens in the shopping malls salesman. According to incomplete statistics, by the 1990s, the number of sirens in Thailand had reached more than 20,000 people. Most sirens choose this path to earn money, and some are born with gender dysphoria, but after embarking on this path, most sirens have found that not only do they have to go through physical and psychological trials and tribulations, but earning a living is not as simple as they thought. According to Thai law, sirens are still men, but they are positioned as women in society's daily life. When a siren goes to the public restroom, he or she chooses to use the restroom according to his or her attire of the day, and if he or she is dressed as a woman, he or she naturally goes to the women's restroom. However, it is not easy for a siren to get a foothold in society. There are only a few who can really become the stars of Tiffany's troupe and become famous and earn a lot of money, and most of them have to work hard to earn a living and prepare for their old age (the average life expectancy of a siren is more than 40 years old). The smallest performers in the troupe earn very little, with a monthly salary of 4,000 to 5,000 baht (40 baht is about $1), making it very difficult to survive in a city like Bangkok.

Nine: Competitive and unattached to love?

A was born into a middle-class Thai family. She became a siren not to make money, but because she had always loved being a girl. Her father had a hard time accepting her, but in the end, her stubbornness convinced him. After a long period of medication and behavioral training, A became a student at an art university and became a beautiful woman. After graduating from the university, A joined a siren troupe and struggled to make ends meet with her meager income. At first, A was very upset by the fact that the other members of the troupe were fooling around with johns after their performances, but gradually, A came to realize the hardship of her "sisters", who not only had no financial resources, but also had to support their poor families with the money they earned from selling their bodies. A became ashamed of herself for not being able to stand on her own two feet in her 20s. Eventually, A took the same path as almost everyone else - pornography, and A's beauty attracted a Swedish journalist, and the two of them gradually developed into regular "boyfriend-girlfriend" friendships, with A's family accepting this Western "girl". A's family also accepts this Western "son-in-law". With the support and financial assistance of her parents and boyfriend, A underwent a sex change operation. However, because A did not want to go to Sweden with her boyfriend, they eventually broke up. Returning to the stage again, A is a hard-working and strong performer. Her talent, education and hard work have helped her rise in the troupe. However, the competition amongst siren performers is brutal and fierce, and it is all about personal survival. Although there is friendship and mutual support amongst the troupe members, there are often hidden arrows that hurt people in life and death situations. One day before the performance, A just put on the performance shoes feel a sharp pain under the feet, the original shoes were put in the broken glass pieces.

This is the life of a siren.

Tenth, the experience of feeling

At first, I do not know what to do the topic, think about their own been to Thailand once, although did not see the sirens, nevertheless, but also from time to time in newspapers and magazines to see about the sirens of the news, so has always been to this kind of non-male and non-female, hold a great deal of curiosity, so I decided to do the subject of this topic.

Most people think that transvestites are disgusting and perverted, but after learning about the historical background of transvestites, they really realized that they are a very sad group of people. Regardless of the origin of transvestites, they are forced by the reality of the situation, and they are all in order to cope with the poverty-stricken environment, and even if they are in the modern era, with the technology being so advanced, they still can't prolong their short and beautiful lives. Even though there are many stages for sirens to develop in modern society, they still can't get rid of their loneliness and isolation in the dead of night, and it must be hard for them to walk in the ambiguous zone between men and women, which is so clear to all of us," he said.

In fact, Thailand is not the only country with sirens, there are sirens all over the world. Even Thailand, where sirens are the main source of income, doesn't have perfect care for them, let alone other sirens around the world. After reading this information, whether it is about the exploitation of sirens by their bosses, or their relationships, marriages, etc., even though they are not men or women, I hope that in the future the whole world will face up to the problem of sirens, and try to help them