Woman Cross-Dressed and Hitchhiked Her Way to the Middle East

menier111 Published 05/20/2015

This was the case with Candace Lau

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Candace Lau came up with an idea that gave her the opportunity to make her way through parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran with relative ease.
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Because of her short hair and androgynous choice of apparel, Lau was often mistaken for a man while traveling through the Middle East and parts of South Asia.
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"With the men, I tell them I'm a boy,"
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Pretending to be a man gave Lau access to communities and social opportunities that women would otherwise be excluded from—like candid conversations about relationships, freedom to eat and stay in traditionally male travel venues, and more.
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1.
Candace Lau came up with an idea that gave her the opportunity to make her way through parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran with relative ease.
2.
Because of her short hair and androgynous choice of apparel, Lau was often mistaken for a man while traveling through the Middle East and parts of South Asia.
3.
"With the men, I tell them I'm a boy,"
4.
Pretending to be a man gave Lau access to communities and social opportunities that women would otherwise be excluded from—like candid conversations about relationships, freedom to eat and stay in traditionally male travel venues, and more.
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