What is a transvestite/cross-dresser?
This word has a few different meanings. In its purest form, transvestitism means the same as cross-dressing. Some people make a distinction between dressing for sexual stimulation (transvestitism) and dressing for stress relief or non-sexual enjoyment (cross dressing). Many people, however, use the words interchangeably.
This word has a few different meanings. In it’s purest form, transvestitism means “Cross-dressing”. However, many people make a distinction between dressing for sexual stimulation (transvestitism) and dressing for stress relief (cross dressing). Many people use the words interchangeably. The book DSV-III has definite meanings for these words, but not too many people have access to this book. There are many different categories of transvestitism. There are fe/male impersonators, who dress as members of the opposite sex for a show; there are Fetishistic transvestites, who are stimulated by certain objects; there are drag queens/kings, who dress with the intent to amuse or offend; there are shaman who cross-dress during religious/spiritual ceremonies; there are transvestites who dress only for an hour a week; there are transvestites who live almost full time as women or men. There are people who present extreme clashing male/female characteristics (Such as a bearded man in a miniskirt and
