Look up Shemale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shemale (sometimes she-male) is a usually derogatory term[1] for a person who appears to be female, possessing both breasts and male genitalia.[2] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis...
The term, along with tranny, ladyboy and others, is often used in sex industries[3][4] to refer to a pre-operative transsexual[5] who have not had sex reassignment surgery; although the industry is known to advertise catering to customer's interests. Less frequently, it is used to describe intersex people.[citation needed] Tranny is a term with multiple meanings: Transformer (electrical) Transistor radio Shortwave radio (not necessarily a transistor model), like the Zenith Trans-Oceanic Shortwave Radio Transmission on an automobile A term for a transgender person. ...
Kathoey working as go-go dancers in Bangkoks Nana Plaza A kathoey or katoey (in Thai กะเทย) is a male-to-female transgendered person in Thailand. ...
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A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ...
For specialized articles on surgical procedures, see Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female and Sex reassignment surgery female-to-male. ...
An intersexual or intersex person (or animal of any unisexual species) is one who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes. ...
Many people within the LGBT communities, particularly transgender individuals, consider the term offensive.[6] However, like many potentially derogatory labels, some have adopted the term as an endearment or as a form of self-empowerment.[7] The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...
A transgender woman at New York Citys gay pride parade Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English)) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at...
Etymology
In the early 19th century, "she-male" was used as a colloquialism in American literature for "female".[8] Davy Crockett is quoted as using the term in regard to a shooting match, when his opponent challenges Davy Crockett to shoot near his opponent's wife, Davy Crockett is reported to have replied:[9] Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and by the popular title King of the Wild Frontier. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the...
| “ | No, No, Mike," sez I, Davy Crockett's hand would be sure to shake, if his iron pointed within a hundred miles of a shemale, and I give up beat... | ” | According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, by 1970 the term shemale had come to be used disparagingly for "masculine lesbian",[8] although this is no longer common usage. In 1979, Janice Raymond employed the term's modern usage in her controversial book, The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male[10] in which she argues that from a feminist point of view, transsexuals constitute an attack by males upon femininity. In 1990, Jennifer Anne Stevens defined a she-male as "Usually a gay male who lives full time as a woman; a gay transgenderist" in her book From Masculine To Feminine And All points In Between.[11] This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...
Janice G. Raymond is professor emerita of womens studies and medical ethics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. ...
In some cultures, makeup is associated with femininity. ...
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Futanari (二æˆ, 二形; ãµãŸãªã‚Š; a compound word meaning two form in Japanese) can mean both the subjects of a special type of pornographic anime or manga (commonly known in the West as hentai), or the genre itself. ...
References - ^ Trans@MIT: Allies Toolkit (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
"shemale: A term, usually derogatory, used most often in the porn industry for a pre-op transsexual who has already developed breasts but still has an intact penis." - ^ "She-male", Dictionary.com, <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/she-male>. Retrieved on 2007-10-26
"derogatory slang, 'a genetic male who has both male and female characteristics; a male who has undergone surgical feminization" from Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - ^ "SHEMALE", WordWebOnline, <http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SHEMALE>. Retrieved on 2007-10-26
"(sometimes offensive) a form of transsexual, esp. one in the sex industry" WordWeb Online - ^ "Transgender Terms & Definitions", eTransgender.com, <http://etransgender.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=188>. Retrieved on 2007-10-26
"A highly demeaning/derogatory term used to describe transgendered people. Term comes from the pornography industry, characterizing those with fem features and male genitalia. This term is also often used to portray "girls" involved in prostitution and pornography." - ^ Trans@MIT: Allies Toolkit (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
"pre-op: transexuals who have not attained gender reassignment surgery" - ^ "Glossary of Transgendered Terms", Transsexual Road Map, <http://www.tsroadmap.com/start/tgterms.html>. Retrieved on 2007-10-26
"A sexualized term popularized in pornography for a transgendered woman who has not had surgery. Often considered highly offensive." - ^ Herbst, Philip H. (2001), Wimmin, Wimps & Wallflowers: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual orientation Bias in The United States, Intercultural Press, p. 252-3, ISBN 1877864803, <http://books.google.com/books?id=8rgUeEpWfbsC&pg=PA38&dq=shemale+empowerment&sig=heIoin691HMnIucKQBuK1_4mbWE#PPA253,M1>. Retrieved on 2007-10-25
- ^ a b Harper, Douglas, "she-male", Online Etymology Dictionary, <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=she-male>. Retrieved on September 11, 2007
- ^ Boorstin, Daniel J. (1965), "Part Seven: "Search for Symbols"", The Americans, vol. 2 The National Experience., N.Y.: Vintage, p. 335f, ISBN 0394703588
- ^ Raymond, J. (1994), The Transsexual Empire, New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, ISBN 0807762725
- ^ Stevens, Jennifer Anne (1990). From Masculine To Feminine And All points In Between. Cambridge, MA 02238: Different Path Press. ISBN 0962626201.
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