Doula is apparently a well established profession (I just learned that too!). A pessary is a medical device. "Shemale" is a colloquial, somewhat demeaning term

Doula is apparently a well established profession (I just learned that too!). A pessary is a medical device. "Shemale" is a colloquial, somewhat demeaning term used mostly in porn. I think it takes a rather special type of reasoning to assume that your knowledge of only the latter term is because the former words just aren't as important or useful...