Shemale

term primarily used in porn to describe a transgender women with male genitalia and female secondary sex characteristics

Shemale (also she-male) is a slang word. It describes a transwoman or intersex person with a penis, but a female body (e.g. breasts).[1]

Some people think shemale is a bad word to describe trans or intersex people because it is often used in pornography and sex work.

References change

  1. Weinberg MS, Williams CJ (2009). Men Sexually Interested in Transwomen (MSTW): Gendered Embodiment and the Construction of Sexual Desire. J Sex Res. 2009 Jun 19:1-10. PMID 19544216