Before I joined this forum I would have used the term “transgendered” to refer to what many people call “tgirls” or “shemales.” From a casual browsing of web sites, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the term “shemale” is connected with the porn industry and probably despised by most transgendered individuals. Likewise the term “tranny” sounds derogatory. I won’t use either one. I don’t like the term “ladyboy” either but I understand that it refers to a certain group of transwomen from Asia who use the term themselves.

Ila, who I respect a great deal, often uses the term “transwomen.” Since joining, I have started to use this term in place of “transgendered.” I occasionally use the term “tgirl” as I believed that this was considered acceptable. Personally, I would rather just use “girl” or “woman.”