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Yes, we do disagree, and yet you have jumped to the conclusion that I am a China apologist or supporter. There is no doubt China is a bad actor, their actions in trying to expand their influence in Asia/Pacific and Africa are just as disgusting as the US and many European countries did in their pasts. You seem to be "salivating" at the prospect of revenge on China, accepting as fact a lot of things that remain conjecture without firm proof. If those things make you feel better and comforted in your beliefs, fine. I am happy that there are more sanctions arising against China for their actions regarding the Uyghurs, and for their cavalier treatment of expats in China as political pawns. What I am not happy is wholesale zealous propaganda of a conspiracy theory that remains unproven. It is so easy for you to toss around words denigrating WHO - when you seem not to understand how they operate. WHO is a consultative agency = they cannot force governments to follow their policies and recommendations. It works best when countries engage and participate - so what happened when the US withdrew at the beginning of Trump's term? Of course US influence diminishes. Can you imagine if there was an investigation in the US of a virus lab - do you honestly think they would be totally transparent and provide all their documentation, samples etc? The WHO investigation is the ONLY way we will get any idea of what happened other than starting a war - which seems to be what you are angling at for "revenge" against China for their "deliberate" release of a bio weapon. There have been some preliminary findings released and it looks like the conclusion is that COVID 19 resulted from the wildlife trade in China that were exposed to bats carrying the virus. This is similar to other pandemics that have started in the past, and those which will likely happen in the future. The official report should be out soon. If you and many others continue to promulgate this conspiracy theory, preventative measures that need to taken in other areas of the world that are possible pandemic originating centers may be delayed, as the desire for revenge and punishment divert will, resources and action to solve the real risks of pandemic causes.

Here is an excellent nostalgic video recalling the days of King's Corner and King's Castle 3. The poster is an amazing ladyboy fan (I think Japanese or Korean) who made an encyclopedic guide of Bangkok lb bars, and some of the popular lbs working in them. Unfortunately the scenes he has documented will be vastly different when things reopen in Thailand. Here's to the good old days! Due to the fact the poster has made this an age restricted video, it must be viewed at the Youtube site, otherwise an age restricted warning appears, and the video will not play. https://youtu.be/ftmyIid8L9E

I am not in a rush looking to blame and will wait for the WHO team to produce their report. What benefit or good results in looking to blame a country before facts are reported? If you have looked back at the history of the Spanish Flu you can see a lot of the same issues that happened then, as now. The revealing thing is that the US successfully deflected the blame away from themselves as the likely originating country for the Spanish Flu.

The Sith is correct, Lusi Mustang did revert to being a gay man as posted on The Ladyboy Forums back in 2014. Now going by the name of Louis Mustang - I do not have any photos of him.

The key is finding out what actually led to the muderer's actions. The police chief saying "he had a bad day" is a reflection of society trivializing horrific events as if it should be excused as a minor event. His excuse that he is a sex addict and had to remove temptations I think is disingenuous. This case needs far deeper investigation to determine the motive(s), and also there needs to be a determination of how society has allowed such acts to become trivialized by a significant portion of the population. Once that is done, then effective measures can be undertaken to reduce these kinds of problems.

That's good news! Bangladesh has a fairly conservative Muslim majority population and have not been very tolerant of ts/tg in the past. Let's hope this leads to more acceptance for ts/tg in Bangladesh!

It takes a while to figure out what they are saying. There are a few words of slang I don't understand. What I found most interesting was the attitudes they have compared with the Thai lbs I know. Youtube posters have an option to restrict their viewers to adults only (18+), so anyone younger will be blocked out. It would not show up for younger searchers, even if they searched directly for it. Of course this assumes that the registered Youtuber put their actual birth year in correctly. There will always be some that don't, but I think the majority do.

Here's a Youtube video by Elena Genevine (a US-Vietnamese preop TS) discussing the topic with her preop TS friend Dani. Elena is a Youtube Influencer and also has an "Only Fans" webpage. Interesting to see the attitude some US ts have vs. Thai TS who we know.

yes, gg = genetic girl

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Thanks for the update in Vietnam. It is at least as hard hit as Thailand regarding the effect on ladyboys, and the tourism economy. Let's hope that this year will be better with the vaccine roll outs, and reduction of cases.

This is a very interesting Youtube video by Nisamanee Nutt, Thai lb Youtube influencer, business lady and former Miss Mimosa Queen interviews a couple - a Thai ladyboy (Miss TIffany 2015) and a Tom (butch lesbian) genetic girl. There are English subtitles, and she even asks some intimate questions, which are answered as well.

This is not only true of pharma - think any big multinational corporation and their strategies are all the same - hook the consumer on a never ending cycle of purchases - whether it is upgrading to the newest model, or using buying pricey consumables, and of course planned obsolescence.

Unfortunately the Robin Hood CEO has bowed to pressure and shut down trading on Game Stop (GME), Blackberry, Nokia and AMC. The corporate elite are putting the pressure on. It seems that Robin Hood was sellng data on what was being traded on Robin Hood apparently to some hedge fund managers and anyone else willing to pay - (no fee trading, no fees, but selling data).

81 million people voted against President Trump, unless you believe his claims that the vote was "rigged". "Free speech" has always had limits in the USA, and most other democratic countries. When the leader of the country calls for crowds to mass at the capitol building on January 6, and then encourages them to march on the building to halt the process of announcing and confirming the results of the electoral college votes - that is not draining the swamp. Social media companies have made it clear that there are limits on what can be posted - however, I do agree with you the rules are not evenly enforced so there needs to be a review on this and they are made to follow consistent standards.

Yes, all the best to Annat, and I've sent him a pm on information I hope he finds helpful.

The jig is up, I am actually an agent recruited and paid for by the Chinese Communist party to subvert the members of ladyboy forums to believe that China is a benevolent peace loving country that is under continued attack by the imperialist US and its allies. Actually the reason why I post South Korean videos about COVID 19 is that they tend to have the most succinct and clear explanations. I also follow Dr. John Campbell's Youtube Channel - he has a PhD in nursing from the UK, I've posted a couple his videos on TLF, but not here.

I am glad to hear that you do follow mitigation guidelines. The belief about the virus origins has an effect on people's attitudes to guidelines on control measures as I posted previously in this thread from a research article posted in Sage People who believe in alternate virus origins tend to disregard guidelines to prevent virus spread. Regarding the use of masks - unfortunately many Western countries gave out poor advice due to shortages of PPE - this was not a good excuse, as most Asian countries promoted mask use from the beginning. To give out such advice without giving the reason why led to the problems seen in a few countries with "anti-maskers". Are you familiar with the argument that milk leads to drug abuse? All drug abusers have drunk milk, so it must be the cause of their addition. There is a direct correlation with the use of milk and drug abuse. It is statistically significant and the odds are a trillion to one that milk is not the cause. All the facts you have posted are true, but there has not been definite proof. If that proof comes out, then yes, I will believe it. Until it comes out it is a correlation that is not necessarily a causation.

The Sith, I answered the question you posed to me - why didn't you answer the question I posed to you? Are you ignoring the mitigation guidelines because you believe the theory of China creating this bioweapon is true - so you don't care about anything else? Are you going to refuse the vaccine? Do you encourage other people to disregard mitigation guidelines? It isn't mental gymnastics to wait for more information, but certainly continuing viral infection and prolonging pandemic results from ignoring mitigation guidelines. In time we will hopefully find out more about the virus, and its origins, but as stoolpusher rightly posted, we need to care about our family and friends too.

Here is a recent Asian Boss video interview with Professor Kim, South Korea's top infectious diseases expert from Korea University Guro Hospital, discussing updates regarding the COVID 19 virus. I recommend viewing this video.

Right now I would say it is highly unlikely. Many experienced and competent scientists from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Europe and the US have come to the conclusion that this virus is not synthetic/made in a lab. That doesn't rule out the possibility of a lab accident, but makes the theory this is a genetically engineered "bioweapon" unlikely. As I have posted in the past, there is still a lot we don't know about the virus - the Italians have now found indications that suggest it may be been present as early as September 2019 as antibodies have been detected in a lung cancer screening trial between September 2019 and March 2020. Other countries are also finding that cases were found months earlier than initially thought. Does that rule out China as the source? Perhaps not - but then it could be indications that the origin MAY have been somewhere else. To focus and promote theories that are not supported by clear evidence distract and inhibit effective control efforts to slow down the spread of COVID 19 before the vaccine is widely administered. The study I posted about attitudes regarding the origin of the COVID 19 pandemic and receptiveness to guidelines/regulation to mitigate the spread of the virus is a concern. It doesn't take a significant percentage of a population to reject these guidelines/regulations to keep a pandemic going. Of course it is made worse when authorities fail to follow the guidelines/regulations as well. Also it reduces the resources available to reduce established causes of pandemic propagation - deforestation, crowded animal husbandry in developed nations, effective enforcement against illegal wild animal trade, etc. My question to you is do you want revenge/retribution on China more than your willingness to follow guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID 19? If so then what good will that do for the people around you?

Here's an article published in the editorial section of the British Medical Journal, October 19, 2020. It has not been externally peer reviewed and is an opinion work, but still has value in the opinion expressed.

Isn't this exactly what happened in major UK, US and European cities when lockdown measures were eased? Then the 2nd and 3rd infectious peaks came by. It is human nature to celebrate when strict measures are lifted - and we will wait and see if their celebrations will cause another round of outbreaks in Wuhan. China is closely monitoring the situation so they should be able to localize any outbreaks quickly without more widespread infections.

Regarding your point 2 - this is a faulty conclusion - there are other infectious diseases that can have asymptomatic transmission. One of the best documented and known cases was "Typhoid Mary" who carried the typhoid bacteria but never had symptoms. It was estimated she infected 53 people who died from the Typhoid infection. Other examples are: HIV, C. difficile, influenzas, cholera, and tuberculosis. Mutations of infectious diseases are not uncommon. The statement that one scientist says 800 years before this many mutations could have evolved is not supported by the general scientific community. It also would be beneficial to see just how this scientist was able to come to this conclusion.

There is a thought provoking research article published by Sage on September 10, 2020 regarding people's beliefs on the origins of COVID and then their corresponding support of various reactions to the pandemic. I would urge you all to read this article - a bit long, so I will just quote the abstract here.