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.

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Noun

transvestitism - the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex

cross dressing, transvestism

practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

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In a review of Vested Interests by Harvard's Marjorie Garber, Paglia criticized her for bringing "cutting-edge' pretensions" and "lumpish patches of tedious Lacan jargon" to an important subject, transvestitism, which Paglia claims arises at moments of cultural collapse.

FORCE OF NATURE

It is important to stress that Patrizia and her mother are examples of drag performances, forms of transvestitism which conceptually differ from a full sexual transition from one gender to another.

Napoli and the loss of innocence: Three theatrical hypotheses

Now more commonly referred to as "cross-dressing," "transvestitism" describes a form of gender expression.

A Narrow Escape: Transcending the GID Exclusion in the Americans with Disabilities Act

Three behaviors now included--fetishism, fetishistic transvestitism, and sadomasochism--would be dropped altogether, said Dr.

Revisions proposed for sexual behaviors in ICD-11

"Some aspects of transvestitism can be seen as parody.

I was always destined to be different. At 13 I bought a black leather cap with a Mao Tse Tung badge, a PVC coat and cravat; CROSSDRESSER SANDY DATES WOMEN..AND DRESSES AS THEM Charity founder reveals how he finally found the confidence to wear skirts, blouses and heels in public and at work after ordering designer kilt for festival

Second, several studies have discussed the various ways in which news media misrepresent transgender identity, such as equating transgender womanhood with drag performance (Ryan, 2009) and transvestitism (Barker-Plummer, 2013; MacKenzie & Marcel, 2009; Schilt & Westbrook, 2009).

Writing in the Margins: mainstream news media representations of transgenderism

For example, chapter four addresses the issue of homosexuality, bisexuality, cross-dressing, and transvestitism, which are discussed as monstrous without the deeper examination or framing necessary to examine the cultural perspectives at the time and the biases of the various authors.

Braham, Persephone. From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America

(The military considers transsexualism and transvestitism as problematic "psychosexual conditions" that preclude military service, although there is speculation that this ban may be lifted within the next year.

Rethinking Everyday Militarism on Campus: Feminist Reflections on the Fatal Shooting at Purdue University

18) to a collective unconscious channeling of transvestitism (p.

Joanne Finkelstein. The Art of Self Invention: Image and Identity in Popular Visual Culture

The subject - transvestitism - isn't standard material for a comedy but no matter, for director Francois Ozon (Potiche, Jeune & Jolie) has created a small gem full of intelligence and zingy one-liners, that deserves and audience beyond the arthouse brigade.

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The subject matter - transvestitism - isn't standard material for a comedy but no matter, for director Francois Ozon has created a small gem.

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