In Thailand's northern border town of Chiang Khong the Kreung Tai temple runs a course to teach masculinity to boys who are “katoeys”, the Thai term for transsexuals or ladyboys. They have certain rules and regulations that novice monks cannot use powder, make-up, or perfume and act ladylike.

However, they have had limited success in their project and three of the six ladyboys who have graduated from the school are said to have embraced their masculinity, but the remaining three went on to have sex changes. - Photos by AFP