elephantspike
June 9th, 2004, 13:35
Dear Uncle Go : Male Homosexuality in Thailand = Sawatdi Khrap 'a Ko Paknam
by Peter A. Jackson
A landmark study of male homoeroticism in Southeast Asia. "Uncle Go Pak-nam" has been Thailand's advice columnist for gay men in a major national magazine since 1974. Letters to him come from the confused, lovelorn, naive, worldly and lonely. Their sexually explicit stores are often moving, sometimes shocking, sometimes delightful, but always fascinating and deeply human. Uncle Go's advice to them is wild, witty, and wise.
The Men of Thailand : (6th Edition): Thailand's Culture & Gay Subculture
by E. G. Allyn, Samorn Chaiyana.
This is the most praised guidebook for gay men ever published. Reviewers and users have praised its cultural sensitivity, its frankness, and insight. Includes an extensive discussion of Thailand's culture and its gay subculture, practical etiquette, plus resources and listings for 15 Thai cities. Each listing is in Thai script you can use to point-and-show to get around. Also includes maps for major locations with a gay scene. Considered essential for any gay visitor to the Land of Smiles.
Queer : Facts About Gays and Lesbians.
by Saksit Pakdeesiam
About the Author - Saksit Pakdeesiam is a sociologist, writer and translator who has done extensive research on gay life in Thailand and overseas. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. His first book (written in the Thai language) is QUEER - Facts About Gays and Lesbians. His second book is "Thai for Gay Tourists" - a language guide for gays and lesbians visiting Thailand.
Book Description.
This book is written in Thai. It has information and stories about the lives of gays and lesbians both oveseas and in Thailand. The book is semi-academic. Good for gay people and anyone who wants to know about gays and lesbians (friends and families, etc.). A GREAT gift for your Thai gay friends.
The Dove Coos II : Gay Experiences by the Men of Thailand.
by E. G. Allyn, E.G.Allyn, David Jonathan.
These thirty-seven stories, written by gay men in Thailand about their gay experiences, were translated from major Thai gay magazines. This book also includes an introduction to gay Thailand by the editor of MIDWAY magazine, one of Thailand's top gay publications.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand.
Peter A. Jackson (Editor), Gerard Sullivan (Editor)
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand offers methods that will help social workers, researchers, and students create HIV/AIDS intervention services for gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals in or from Thailand.
Many of these methods can also be used by practitioners or HIV/AIDS educators in North America and developing countries to address issues of culturally diverse clientele. In response to Western and Thai sexuality studies that fail to accurately represent the diverse sexualities of Thailand, this book discusses and describes certain factors that need to be taken into consideration when developing intervention programs.
Demonstrating how cultural and social factors influence services, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys will help you provide clients with effective and relevant services. Drawing attention to Eurocentric ideology that may hinder cross-cultural collaboration for Thai-Western service provisions, this book offers you information that will help you understand how cultural, political, and economic systems shape sexuality and gender roles in Thai society.
Gold by the Inch by Lawrence Chua
Called "striking" by The New York Times Book Review, Gold by the Inch is the story of a young New Yorker of Asian descent who has returned to the country of his birth following a disastrous relationship and his father's death. In a Bangkok drunk on the nation's financial miracle - and high on an assortment of other things - the narrator meets Thong, a young, beautiful male hustler who works at a nightclub. As his romantic obsession with Thong grows, the narrator tries to convince himself that it transcends its commercial nature, but he is quickly forced into a hard look at the connections between desire and exploitation, personal and national identity. Lawrence Chua vividly combines Southeast Asia's troubled history with evocations of its modern face - its polyglot culture, its colonial past, the cool futurism of its skyscrapers and its sex industry. Written in hard-bitten, dazzling prose, Gold by the Inch is a stunning debut.
by Peter A. Jackson
A landmark study of male homoeroticism in Southeast Asia. "Uncle Go Pak-nam" has been Thailand's advice columnist for gay men in a major national magazine since 1974. Letters to him come from the confused, lovelorn, naive, worldly and lonely. Their sexually explicit stores are often moving, sometimes shocking, sometimes delightful, but always fascinating and deeply human. Uncle Go's advice to them is wild, witty, and wise.
The Men of Thailand : (6th Edition): Thailand's Culture & Gay Subculture
by E. G. Allyn, Samorn Chaiyana.
This is the most praised guidebook for gay men ever published. Reviewers and users have praised its cultural sensitivity, its frankness, and insight. Includes an extensive discussion of Thailand's culture and its gay subculture, practical etiquette, plus resources and listings for 15 Thai cities. Each listing is in Thai script you can use to point-and-show to get around. Also includes maps for major locations with a gay scene. Considered essential for any gay visitor to the Land of Smiles.
Queer : Facts About Gays and Lesbians.
by Saksit Pakdeesiam
About the Author - Saksit Pakdeesiam is a sociologist, writer and translator who has done extensive research on gay life in Thailand and overseas. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. His first book (written in the Thai language) is QUEER - Facts About Gays and Lesbians. His second book is "Thai for Gay Tourists" - a language guide for gays and lesbians visiting Thailand.
Book Description.
This book is written in Thai. It has information and stories about the lives of gays and lesbians both oveseas and in Thailand. The book is semi-academic. Good for gay people and anyone who wants to know about gays and lesbians (friends and families, etc.). A GREAT gift for your Thai gay friends.
The Dove Coos II : Gay Experiences by the Men of Thailand.
by E. G. Allyn, E.G.Allyn, David Jonathan.
These thirty-seven stories, written by gay men in Thailand about their gay experiences, were translated from major Thai gay magazines. This book also includes an introduction to gay Thailand by the editor of MIDWAY magazine, one of Thailand's top gay publications.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand.
Peter A. Jackson (Editor), Gerard Sullivan (Editor)
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand offers methods that will help social workers, researchers, and students create HIV/AIDS intervention services for gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals in or from Thailand.
Many of these methods can also be used by practitioners or HIV/AIDS educators in North America and developing countries to address issues of culturally diverse clientele. In response to Western and Thai sexuality studies that fail to accurately represent the diverse sexualities of Thailand, this book discusses and describes certain factors that need to be taken into consideration when developing intervention programs.
Demonstrating how cultural and social factors influence services, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys will help you provide clients with effective and relevant services. Drawing attention to Eurocentric ideology that may hinder cross-cultural collaboration for Thai-Western service provisions, this book offers you information that will help you understand how cultural, political, and economic systems shape sexuality and gender roles in Thai society.
Gold by the Inch by Lawrence Chua
Called "striking" by The New York Times Book Review, Gold by the Inch is the story of a young New Yorker of Asian descent who has returned to the country of his birth following a disastrous relationship and his father's death. In a Bangkok drunk on the nation's financial miracle - and high on an assortment of other things - the narrator meets Thong, a young, beautiful male hustler who works at a nightclub. As his romantic obsession with Thong grows, the narrator tries to convince himself that it transcends its commercial nature, but he is quickly forced into a hard look at the connections between desire and exploitation, personal and national identity. Lawrence Chua vividly combines Southeast Asia's troubled history with evocations of its modern face - its polyglot culture, its colonial past, the cool futurism of its skyscrapers and its sex industry. Written in hard-bitten, dazzling prose, Gold by the Inch is a stunning debut.