A Glossary of Terms

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• Ladyboy Term for transsexual from asia
• Shemale Initially a derogatory term to describe a transsexual, which first appeared in the controversial book, The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male by Janice Raymond. Since then it has been adopted wholesale to describe trans who work in adult entertainment, from porn to escorting.
• Tranny Generic term for anyone who is trans variance---They identify and/or present differently from their birth sex part or all the time
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• Transexual transsexual {spelt with two "SS"}
  In the case of male to female, they identify as female.
  They still have or used to have male genitalia.
  Often/usually use female hormones {oestrogen} and hormones to suppress testosterone production.
  Additionally, often surgical mods such as:
  Breast augmentation
  Face feminisation surgery FFS
  Tracheal shave
  Fat implants to various part of their body
  Voice coaching and/or surgery to alter voice
• Female 50% of the world population ---you knew that one, yes?
• Other of the misc shortcut descriptions---you post 'em, we'll answer