famoustransgenders: Parinya Charoenphol, also known by the stage names Parinya Kiatbusaba and Nong T
famoustransgenders: Parinya Charoenphol, also known by the stage names Parinya Kiatbusaba and Nong Toom, is a transgender Thai boxer, former Muay Thai champion, model and actress. Accenting a very successful fighting career, Parinya has enjoyed a flourishing film and television career not only playing a pivotal role in the 2006 superhero action film Mercury Man but appearing as a guest star on the SBS television series “World Record Pizza” and Rallarsving (Sweden). Her life as a trans woman is part of the book Ladyboys: The Secret World of Thailand’s Third Gender by Maverick House Publishers. Additionally, her story was included in Julina Khusaini’s 2003 National Geographic documentary Hidden Genders. -- source link