Difference?

[Bionca]

"shemale" is a term created by men in the porn industry to sell to a market. SOME trans*women have adopted the term and some firmly reject it. For many of us the word is problematic due to it's ties to sex work and male fetishization, not to mention Dr Janice Raymond's Feminist anti-trans book was titled "The Transsexual Empire: the Making of the SheMale". This book was used by Congress to justify not covering trans-related treatments by Medicare/aid. This decision was then used by the insurance industry to the same end. Thus, creating a class of woman who needs to resort to sex work to afford surgeries and hormones to fix her body and ultimately likely save her life.

In short, on a site like this where sex and porn are the main draw "Shemale" is expected. In real life with real live Trans*women that would is a land mine.

[ohsoabused]

Wow, that is an awesome piece of knowledge. Great, and horrible at the same time.

I do suppose that fact alone affects the life of nearly every transwoman imaginable.

Hmmm... Sorry for using the word somuch, but it's become habit from surfing and searching for vids and stuff.

[Bionca]

Well, pretty much yes - I could have bought a new car with the money I spent on my face. Every penny paid out of pocket. Because the surgeries are considered "experimental" (after nearly 30 years of being developed) and/or "cosmetic" they are both pretty costly as well as unassisted.

... and insurance will pay for the little blue erection pills for the guys *sigh*

[dennisGTS]

Thank you Bionca, you've just learned me. I've always wondered the difference between all the names and/or categories of the trans-women and I am now a little more eduicated.

[jmape]

Thanks Bionca, see you soon! Nightdreaming Tim Of Finland