gender mender

gender mender

(hardware)(Or "gender bender", "gender blender", "sexchanger", and even "homosexual adaptor") A cable connectorshell with either two male or two female connectors on it,used to correct the mismatches that result when some loserdidn't understand the EIA-232C specification and thedistinction between DTE and DCE. Used especially forEIA-232C parts in either the original D-25 or the IBM PC'sD-9 connector.

There appears to be some confusion as to whether a "malehomosexual adaptor" has pins on both sides (is doubly male) orsockets on both sides (connects two males).