English

Alternative forms

• heshe

Noun

he-she ‎(plural he-shes)

1. (informal, derogatory, offensive) A transsexual or transgender female; a female person who is biologically male.
   • 1998, Judith Halberstam, Female Masculinity, page 129:

     The year is 1973, and work is hard to come by for he-shes.

   • 2007, Katherine D. Bennett, Forever One, page 138:

     Mother was stopped in the supermarket under the guise of asking about my leg, but more often than not they asked if it was true that I was a he-she.

   • 2009, Tom Walker, Fort Apache: New York's Most Violent Precinct, page 98:

     They are the ugliest assortment of hes, shes, he-shes, and she-hes in the world.

Coordinate terms

• she-he, he, she

References

• Christina Richards, ‎Meg Barker, Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals (2013, ISBN 1446287165), page 162: "It is imperative that professionals do not use [terms like '****'], or other terms such as 'HeShe', etc. as they are very offensive to most people with such presentations as well as to many other people.