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The term shemale or tannie refer
to transwomen (male-to-female transgender or transsexual people) who
have female breasts, through hormone replacement therapy and/or through
breast and usually other female sex characteristics, but who have not
undergone genital reassignment surgery. Many transwomen are offended by this term; they dislike this term for some reasons: because of the association with the sex industry, escorting, and sex party scenes, because many transwomen who have not undergone genital reassignment surgery want it and/or because their gender identity is female, not "male", nor do they feel they are only "half-female". However, other transwomen never undergo genital reassignment surgery even if they can afford, or come to accept their genitalia, because they consider the surgery to be unnecessary for their individual gender transition. Some transwomen have said they prefer the genitalia with which they were born. The term is often in the sex industry, (along with tranny); videos and magazines involving such people are a common niche.
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