Thugs dripping with amulets that can supposedly deflect bullets; sacred markings that make killers tremble with fear; and men possessed by the spirits of animals tattooed on their backs. You could be forgiven for thinking you'd just come across a Hell's Angels rally, because big burly men covered...

Once male, now female, Thailand's transsexuals and transvestites are still a fringe community discriminated by the authorities. A techno beat reverberates through the packed Tiffany Cabaret Theater in Pattaya. China dolls float down the catwalk, swaying their hips to the catchy tune, 'Don't...