above: Transsexual beauty pageant winner Sorrawee Nattee, aged 20, is crowned Miss Tiffany Universe contest in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Miss Tiffany Universe contest has been running for 12 years, with all contestants transsexuals or transvestites, aiming to promote human rights for the transgender population in Thailand. In Thailand transsexuals are considered a third gender given the Thai name “Katoey”. (more…)