Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Peaches
So is a lady-boy a tranny? I get my porn nouns confused sometimes.
|
Ok, here goes.
Transexual Defined on Dictionary.com:
1. A person with the external genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics of one sex, but whose personal identification and psychosocial configuration is that of the opposite sex.
2. A person who has undergone a sex change.
In laymens terms, a transexual is someone who lives their every day life as a membr of the opposite sex. Usually they desire and operation to achieve the matching genitalia. They can also be someone who has already achieved the operation.
Here's the definition of a transvestite:
Main Entry: trans·ves·tite
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'ves-"tIt, tranz-
Function: noun
: a person and especially a male who adopts the dress and often the behavior typical of the opposite sex especially for purposes of emotional or sexual gratification
Laymens breakdown: A dude dressing as a woman for kicks temporarily.
SYNONYMS for a transexual in THAILAND:
Ladyboy or "LB"
Katoey
(mainly regional, but sometimes other asian transexuals are called ladyboys also)