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.

[ila]

There are several posts on this scattered throughout the site. I don't recall if there is a thread on this subject. If I find a thread I'll post the link here.

[franalexes]

Don't call me, late for dinner.

[orion]

I'd tend to agree pretty much with tlover ....

I'm uncomfortable with "Ladyboy" or "Shemale" as I also associate these terms with the porn industry ..

On the other hand, I've often heard T-Girls refer to one another as "Trannies" .. in the same way as I've heard Male Homosexuals refer to each other as "Queens", "Queers" or even "Poofs" ...

In my experience "T-Girl" seems fairly acceptable .. as does "Trans Woman or Women" ..

[randolph]

I prefer the term transexual. I heard Khloe Hart describe herself as a transexual with her low sexy voice and that did it.