Ladyboy God [work] -

For those who have found meaning in this archetype, a modern prayer has emerged from the queer temples of Chiang Mai:

Ladyboy God, who wears the sari over the trident, You who bled neither from the moon cycle nor the sword wound, Look upon your children who live in the hyphen. Not man. Not woman. But a bridge between. When the world demands we check a box, Remind us that you, the creator, never filled out the form. Protect the kathoey walking home late. Bless the intersex infant whose parents are confused. Hold the non-binary soul who prays alone. For we are made in your glorious image: A composite, a contradiction, a cosmos. So be it. ladyboy god

A patron goddess of the hijra community in South Asia. She is often depicted riding a rooster and is specifically worshipped by those who do not conform to traditional gender roles. For those who have found meaning in this

It would not be the grotesque caricature often seen in low-budget Western pornography. True iconography of the Ladyboy God is sublime: But a bridge between

In the neon-soaked streets of Bangkok, there was a legend about a dancer named Mira. To the tourists, she was a star of the cabaret; to the locals of her neighborhood, she was the "Ladyboy God."