1)A derogatory term for a transsexual woman, which implies she isn't a "
real" woman. It is most commonly used in
porn for straight cisgender men; also used in dehumanizing trans women for joke or violence.
2)A term used to insult a cissexual/cisgender
person by implying that ze is a trans woman.
3)An affectionate term for any trans-identified
person; language reclamation from 1st term. Most commonly used by young trans
people, especially trans men & masculine genderqueers, among whom the "language reclamation" use started. Trans women have argued that this use of the term is appropriation, not reclamation, as the derogatory use of the term has almost exclusively focused on women, yet 'reclamation' efforts have largely been steered by men.
1 & 2--see "definitions" by "
mike" (and variants).
3)Hey, did you hear, the Tranny Roadshow's playing at Genderblur tonight!
I thought this was a queer/trans
dance. There's, like, three trannies here. They
don't even have gender neutral bathrooms!