Smile as they bow
Transvestites
Cross-dressers
Fiction, gay
Fiction, lgbtq+, gay
Gay men, fiction
Festivals
Customs and practices
Gays
Poor
Buddhism
Literature
Fiction
As the weeklong Taungbyon Festival draws near, thousands of villagers from all regions of Burma descend upon a tiny hamlet near Mandalay to pay respect to the spirits, known as nats, which are central to Burmese tradition. At the heart of these festivities is Daisy Bond, a gay, transvestite spiritua…
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