Tgirl Etiquette

[vibesfan]

I think that the best thing to do in all cases is to treat shemales as women and refer to them as women. This is a very important part of their transformation process and I think you'll find that you have a much happier lady as a result.

[hankhavelock]

Originally Posted by vibesfan

I think that the best thing to do in all cases is to treat shemales as women and refer to them as women. This is a very important part of their transformation process and I think you'll find that you have a much happier lady as a result.

They ARE women... how could I treat them any differently???

[sesame]

Ok, ok.
I get your point. But every Tg must come to terms with the male part of herself, at some point along the journey. Are not the terms Trans-sexual, Trans-gender also expressing something of gender-transfer?
I know Lady-boy or She-male or Fem-boy are words that remind a Tg of her being partly male, .. may be in the past . ?

What is the proper term for a Tg then? Girl, woman, just girlfriend? Nobody who wants a relation with a Tg would go ahead and consciously annoy her anyway. That would be a premotivated insult!

[Bionca]

That, my friend is one of the areas where it depends on the woman. Some of us are fully comfortable with our history. Some of us go to amazing lengths to erase it. Some of us are someplace in between.

Some women live part-time as female and need special consideration as to how she should be addressed. It is important for people who date us to be sensitive to these issues - and it can be very confusing for everyone involved.

A good rule of thumb is.. if she looks like a woman address her as a woman. That should also cover Cross Dressers and Drag Queens as well.

[sesame]

Gizmo:

The girl I see when I go to LOS, like's
to be reffered to as she, her name is Jennifer
or rather, the name she give's herself!
But as hank will probably know, these girl's change
their name's like we change sock's!

Why do they juggle with names, I wonder!
Its an amazing insight though.