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Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Cambodia. While traditional cultural mores tend to be tolerant in this area, even expressly providing support for people of an intermediate or third gender, LGBT rights legislation has not yet been enacted by the ruling government. == Traditional cultural mores == The Khmer language recognises male ("pros") and female ("srey") as the dominant genders, but also includes term ''kteuy'' (equivalent to the Thai "kathoey") for a third gender intermediate between the other two: it describes a person who has the external physical characteristics of either pros or srey but behaves in a manner appropriate to the other. As in Thailand, the term kathoey now refers almost exclusively to the physiologically masculine pair of this term – i.e., physical males who have a female identity, most often expressed in cross-dressing.〔(Babara Earth, ''Diverse Genders and Sexualities in Cambodia'', p.61 )〕 The broad category of kteuy covers two distinct sub-groupings, "short hairs" and "long hairs". Short hairs (''sak klay'') are men who dress and identify as men but have sex with "real" men; they are usually married, and very few of them have sex exclusively with men. Long hairs (''sak veng'', also called ''srey sros'', "charming girls"), identify and behave as women, and may use hormones and surgery to change their physical sex. They call themselves ''kteuy'', but may be insulted if outsiders use this term.〔(Babara Earth, ''Diverse Genders and Sexualities in Cambodia'', p.63-65 )〕 "Real men" (''pros pith brakat''), men who identify, appear and behave as "pros", are the object of desire for both long and short hairs. All "real men" are, or will be, married; some have sex only with women, but others have a range of sexual partners. Kteuy face significant problems of social acceptance (including issues relating to marriage and children) and violence. The general social environment towards kteuy is tolerant, but those who transgress gender behaviour are nevertheless treated with contempt and subject to discrimination ("real men" with important jobs who engage in same-sex relations hide their lifestyles). Some "real men" are violently prejudiced against non-real men, and may attack or rape them. (Former King Sihanouk once commented that "real men", not minorities, are the source of violence in society).〔(Babara Earth, ''Diverse Genders and Sexualities in Cambodia'', p.65 )〕 The cultural tolerance of LGBT people has yet to advance LGBT-rights legislation. While the cultural mores and Buddhism tends to produce a degree of tolerance for LGBT people, harassment and discrimination still occurs and there is also intense social pressure to marry and raise a family (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT rights in Cambodia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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