Kathoey “In Trend”: Emergent Genderscapes, National Anxieties and the Re-Signification of Male-Bodied Effeminacy in ThailandFootnote¹

“In trend” (: in-tharen) is Thai slang meaning trendy, fashionable or popular. The term suggests that a style or phenomenon is expanding, but that it is not expected to be a permanent fixture of social life. “In trend” is the opposite of “out” (: ao), and contrasts with terms such as choei (: dated, uninteresting) and ban-nok (: uncultivated, bumpkin).

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