For "proper" or respectful coverage of this community, researchers and creators often focus on authentic lived experiences rather than stereotypes:

Content like the Interviewing The Most Famous Ladyboy in Thailand provides insight into how individuals navigate labels and self-acceptance.

In specific linguistic contexts like Korean, is a common polite sentence ending.

This is the original Thai umbrella term for people assigned male at birth who identify on the transfeminine spectrum. In Thailand, many perceive kathoeys as a "third gender".