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'''Shemale''' is a term commonly used in the adult entertainment industry to refer to [[transgender]] women. It is frequently employed as a sub-genre of pornography. It is also as an offensive slur.<ref name="WordWeb Online">http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SHEMALE</ref> |
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Specifically, the word '''shemale''' is a derogatory term that refers to [[transwoman|transwomen]] ([[male-to-female]] [[transgender]] or [[transsexual]] people) who typically have breasts of an adult [[female]] (through [[hormone replacement therapy (trans)|hormone replacement therapy]] and/or through [[breast augmentation]]), and who usually have other female [[secondary sex characteristic]]s, but who have not undergone [[genital reassignment surgery]].<ref name="dictionary">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/she-male</ref> |
Specifically, the word '''shemale''' is a derogatory term that refers to [[transwoman|transwomen]] ([[male-to-female]] [[transgender]] or [[transsexual]] people) who typically have breasts of an adult [[female]] (through [[hormone replacement therapy (trans)|hormone replacement therapy]] and/or through [[breast augmentation]]), and who usually have other female [[secondary sex characteristic]]s, but who have not undergone [[genital reassignment surgery]].<ref name="dictionary">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/she-male</ref> |
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Shemale is a term commonly used in the adult entertainment industry to refer to transgender women. It is frequently employed as a sub-genre of pornography. It is also as an offensive slur.[1]
Specifically, the word shemale is a derogatory term that refers to transwomen (male-to-female transgender or transsexual people) who typically have breasts of an adult female (through hormone replacement therapy and/or through breast augmentation), and who usually have other female secondary sex characteristics, but who have not undergone genital reassignment surgery.[2]