Shemale
Shemale (also she-male) is a term primarily used in sex work to describe a trans woman with male genitalia combined with female secondary sex characteristics, usually including augmented female breasts, from breast augmentation and/or use of hormones. Many transgender people regard the term shemale as offensive, arguing that it mocks or shows a lack of respect towards the gender identity and gender expression of transgender individuals; in this view, the term emphasizes the biological sex of a person and neglects their gender. Using the term shemale for a transsexual woman often implies that she is working in the sex trade. The phrase is commonly found on porn sites. The term she'male has been used since the mid-19th century, when it was a humorous colloquialism for female, especially an aggressive woman. Some biologists have used shemale to refer to male non-human animals displaying female traits or behaviors, such as female pheromones being given off by male reptiles. Biologist Joan Roughgarden has criticised the use of the term in the reptile literature, which she says is "degrading and has been borrowed from the porn industry." She writes that gynomorphic male and andromorphic female are preferred in scientific literature, adding, "I hope future work on these animals is carried out with more professionalism." The term is also used by some psychologists to refer to male-to-female transsexual people who have transitioned to female but have not undergone genital surgery. Other slang terms for she-male that emerged from sex work include tranny, ladyboy, and a number of rhyming terms (not to be confused with rhyming slang), including chicks with dicks, sluts with nuts, dolls with balls, and dudes with boobs. Since the mid-19th century, the term shemale has been applied to "almost anyone who appears to have bridged gender lines", including effeminate men and lesbians. In the early 19th century, shemale was used as a colloquialism in American literature for female, often pejoratively.
Shemale (also she-male) is a term primarily used in sex work to describe a trans woman with male genitalia combined with female secondary sex characteristics, usually including augmented female breasts, from breast augmentation and/or use of hormones. Many transgender people regard the term shemale as offensive, arguing that it mocks or shows a lack of respect towards the gender identity and gender expression of transgender individuals; in this view, the term emphasizes the biological sex of a person and neglects their gender. Using the term shemale for a transsexual woman often implies that she is working in the sex trade. The phrase is commonly found on porn sites. The term she'male has been used since the mid-19th century, when it was a humorous colloquialism for female, especially an aggressive woman. Some biologists have used shemale to refer to male non-human animals displaying female traits or behaviors, such as female pheromones being given off by male reptiles. Biologist Joan Roughgarden has criticised the use of the term in the reptile literature, which she says is "degrading and has been borrowed from the porn industry." She writes that gynomorphic male and andromorphic female are preferred in scientific literature, adding, "I hope future work on these animals is carried out with more professionalism." The term is also used by some psychologists to refer to male-to-female transsexual people who have transitioned to female but have not undergone genital surgery. Other slang terms for she-male that emerged from sex work include tranny, ladyboy, and a number of rhyming terms (not to be confused with rhyming slang), including chicks with dicks, sluts with nuts, dolls with balls, and dudes with boobs. Since the mid-19th century, the term shemale has been applied to "almost anyone who appears to have bridged gender lines", including effeminate men and lesbians. In the early 19th century, shemale was used as a colloquialism in American literature for female, often pejoratively.