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boyat
 n.— «Such openness revealed that homosexuality in KSA is not limited to gays and lesbians, but a third type has appeared between women, known as “boyat”—plural for the English word “boy” in Arabic form—, the fourth sex or transsexuals.» —“Vice in the Kingdom” by Ahmed Abdelsalam IslamOnline Nov. 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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