Terminology ..

[tlover]

I was thinking of doing a thread on this very subject myself because it can be confusing knowing whether a certain word is acceptable or not.

The term Shemale is one i and a lot of guys here use but i think it is not liked by the transgender community very much as it is a word invented by the pornographic industry, but naturally for me it usually coungers up images of beautiful girls with cocks.
Whenever i usually hear the words ladyboy or tranny its usually used as derogatory term, so im a bit uncoftable using them.
Then what about the words - tgirl or tgurl, transsexual, shecock, tranny cock.
Personally i think alot of these words are acceptable if used in a positive way.
But we need the girls (should i be using that word?) views on this subject.