trans·ves·tism

(trăns-vĕs′tĭz′əm, trănz-) also trans·ves·ti·tism (-tĭ-tĭz′əm)

1. Psychiatry The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve dressing in clothes traditionally associated with the opposite sex.

2. Cross-dressing. In this sense, the term is sometimes considered offensive.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

transvestism

eonism.

transvestism

[ˈtrænzˌvestɪzəm] N → travestismo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

transvestism

[trænzˈvɛstɪzəm] n (= cross-dressing) → travestisme m, transvestisme m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

transvestism

n → Transves(ti)tismus m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trans·ves·tism

n. travestismo, adopción de modales del sexo opuesto, esp. la manera de vestir.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

transvestism

n travestismo

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References in periodicals archive

Crossing the Catwalk: Transvestism in Contemporary Fashion and Culture

Pre-19th-century India, in fact, venerated the khwajasira both in imperial courts and through a rich tradition of theatrical transvestism. But as British rule expanded, the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, ordained criminality on them by virtue of their 'deviant' transgender identity.

Trans inclusion

His documentaries have included an hour-long documentary for Channel 4 entitled Why Men Wear Frocks, in which he examined transvestism and masculinity in the 21st century.

A closer look at 'them & us'

The Random House Dictionary of the English Language defines the word 'Transvestism' as "the practice of wearing clothing appropriate to the opposite sex, often as a manifestation of sexuality" (1397).

A Study of the Transvestite(s) Demasculinized in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Princess"

One notable exception here is the masquerade of male transvestism. She explains that she has chosen to omit it on the grounds that "there is already a considerable body of work on this topic in Latin American cultural studies and literary criticism," and "because this specialized form of masquerade fulfills unique functions different from what we will describe in the rest of Latin

Weldt-Basson, Helen Carol. Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction

This wasn't about gender-bending fashion or transvestism.

How Ian King's IG posts shook us last weekend-and still do

Sandfort & Vasu Reddy; "Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in West Africa: Evidence from the Field," by Fatou Maria Drame, Sarah Peitzmeier, Magda Lopes, Marieme Ndaw, Abdoulaye Sow, Daouda Diouf, & Stefan Baral; "Sexual Hazards, Life Experiences, and Social Circumstance among Male Sex Workers in Nigeria," by Kehinde Okanlawon, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, & Auotunde Titilayo; "f Thought We Are Safe: Southern African Lesbians' Experiences of Living with HIV," by Zethu Matebeni, Vaus Reddy, Theo Sandfort, & Ian Southey-Swartz; "Ghanaian Youth and Festive Transvestism," by Karine Geoffrion; "Experiences of Female Partners of Masculine-Identifying Trans Persons," by Liesl Theorn & Kate L.

Culture, Health, & Sexuality

Sensing that Chloe wasn't overly impressed, the transvestism enthusiast cried: Chlo"Oh God!

WHAT'S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU..

Indeed, that ancient and elitist institution which your Left-ish columnist reluctantly admits to having enjoyed despite a notable lack of academic success was responsible for many an introduction to makebelieve transvestism, better known as amateur dramatics.

COLUMNIST

Dekker has likewise been a trailblazer in exploring new themes in history such as female transvestism, the lives of children and childhood, and the role of humor.

Family, Culture and Society in the Diary of Constantijn Huygens Jr, Secretary to Stadholder-King William of Orange