What is a ladyboy, definition of ladyboy
Transgender (or ladyboy) is an umbrella term mostly used for people who do not identify with their given sex at birth and often feel gender dysphoria. At some point in their lives, some ladyboys prefer to transition as a way to reflect their true selves. They go various lengths to win their internal battles. In addition to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), breast implants, and voice change therapy, the last and most drastic step is sexual reassignment surgery or SRS.
Sexual reassignment surgery or simply sex change is a medical procedure with the goal of altering one’s genitalia to conform to the gender they identify with. For transwomen, SRS refers to the removal of the penis and testicles and medically transforming the same to create a vagina and clitoris. Transgender classifications such as pre-op, post-op, and non-op, are terms used in relation to SRS, and not in relation to the clothes you are accustomed to or if you completed your HRT sessions.
Post-op ladyboy
Post-op transwomen, as the prefix implies, are transgender women who already undergone sexual reassignment surgery. For them, surgery revealed their true self and losing their “wrong” genitalia in the process is often considered liberating.
Non-op ladyboy
The third and the most recent term for transwomen in relation to SRS is non-op. Non-op refers to transgender women who have no plans of changing their sex. Although they identify with the female gender, they are comfortable with their birth-assigned sex. They know that even without a single surgery performed upon them, in their heart and soul they consider themselves women.
Transvestites
What about transvestites? Do they fit into these categories? Generally, transgender people are offended by this term because it does not encapsulate their whole being and identity. To avoid confusion, a transvestite is a person could not be classified as pre-op or post-op ladyboy because they are often happy with their assigned sex. It’s just that they tend to wear clothes that are traditionally appropriate for the opposite sex.
In my experience, labels only do so much—it limits the potential array of wonderful women that are in the dating pool. Whether they are post-op, pre-op, or non-op is their personal preference that we can do nothing about. I realize however that this information is helpful especially for guys like me that prefer a certain type of woman, that is where MyTransgenderDate came in handy as it allows you to filter profiles for the type you fancy. Knowing that information before hand would save my woman’s time and me. I also became aware that I should be sensitive enough not to ask what type of transwomen they are in relation to their genitals because that is not the main reason why I am with them.