Shemales

Shemales are quite a mysterious type of creature. They break all the rules we thought we knew about gender and sexuality. Actually, one can't really classify them with any particular sexuality without running into contradictions. It doesn't even matter if they're bi, straight or gay. So its not surprising that these beautiful people are often thought of as a 3rd gender.

It gets better: They are loved by men and women alike, but the men who love shemales are almost exclusively heterosexuals.

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What are shemales anyway?

Here goes my attempt at a definition:

Shemales are people who's appearance and presence resembles that of a woman perfectly, in every way but one: They have a penis.
(This means that, in most countries, they are legally classified as men but who cares?)

Shemale or Ladyboy: what's the difference?

Most people treat the two words as synonyms. Our best bet is to go with the flow here because it would be too artificial to try and separate them in anyway.

Is a man who's interested in shemales gay or bi?

171975373_400ef29a17 This is a common question. It really boils down to what you think makes someone a man or a woman. If a man is only defined by the genitalia, then that would mean shemales are men and the men who love them are homosexual. But I honestly doubt that many people think that way.

There's a whole load of physical attributes (not to mention the non-physical ones) that makes men or women what they are and the genitalia are just one of them. Right, now some people will say "but its the most important one". Then try this thought: You will never see that part of the vast majority of people you meet in your life. So that can't possibly be the one and only determining factor.

The truth is: All people have their own unique set of features that they look for in a man or a woman. So if somebody has all of the features that you think make up a woman then, to you, they ARE a woman. Period.

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We should embrace shemales

They are gorgeous and fascinating. They are provocative and yet harmless. Shemales enrich our society greatly. True, they perplex our understanding of sexuality but that is a good thing because we never really had much understanding anyway. These beauties just show us quite how little we understand.

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Anonymous 2009-09-06 09:29:13

Hell I see why straight men love 'em.
They're gorgeous!!!!

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wolfgang 2009-09-21 23:03:02

I like shemales

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wolfgang 2009-09-22 19:13:05

The shemales are beautiful and often smile, so I think they must be happy. Wikipedia's definition of shemales says that they are women born in the wrong body, trying to change this state. This leads to TS women (transsexual women). I do not accept this as the whole truth, but I have doubts that shemales really define an own stable sex state driven by nature. Perhaps one has to distinguish between the outer appearance and the inner state. I don't know if the outer appearance is only possible by the injection of hormons, plastic surgery, and I don't know if shemales stand for themselves how they are, including their male attribute. Open questions for me, don't know if it is important to solve them. What I know, I am attracted by shemales.

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Gavin 2009-11-12 08:29:10

Most transsexual women would be somewhat offended by the term "shemale". I am a little surprised to see this term even used in this context - to a person in the know "shemale" is usually used when talking about transsexual porn.

In other words, please show a little more sensitivity towards ACTUAL transsexual women in the future! This article was totally offensive and crude. It really shouldn't even BE in a website devoted towards "feminine men." Transwomen are NOT MEN, they are WOMEN, and they always have been. If you don't understand what I mean by this, then you clearly need to do some study on actual transsexualism.

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Anonymous 2009-11-15 22:40:41

This is not about transsexuals. It is you who's mistaking them with shemales. This site is about men which is why women and that includes transsexuals aren't included.

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Anonymous 2010-01-29 17:14:55

The word "shemale" is used only in porn.
The proper term is "transwoman".
Or just "woman".

This site is to be about men, isn't it? I don't think this article belongs here.

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