from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
gender mender
sex changer
<hardware> (Or "gender bender", "gender blender", "sex
changer", and even "homosexual adaptor") A cable connector
shell with either two male or two female connectors on it,
used to correct the mismatches that result when some {loser}
didn't understand the {EIA-232C} specification and the
distinction between {DTE} and {DCE}. Used especially for
EIA-232C parts in either the original {D-25} or the {IBM PC}'s
{D-9} connector.
There appears to be some confusion as to whether a "male
homosexual adaptor" has pins on both sides (is doubly male) or
sockets on both sides (connects two males).
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-04-16)