Why can transgendered people realize that men don wear high heels and dresses?
A. Acceptable male or female clothing styles have not been consistent throughout history. Many former signs of a “refined gentleman” or of “noble stature” that commanded respect would be considered “effeminate” today and the wearer despised. For some people with GID problems like “transvestic fetishism,” they are sexually aroused by clothing of the opposite sex. But for most people with GID, the clothing is only a means to express themselves. They would prefer to be perceived as the opposite sex and clothing often acts as an overt cue toward achieving that perception. Many of the rigid beliefs about “proper dress” held by Western society today are rooted in Victorian-era beliefs, yet persist. High heel shoes were originally invented for men. The precursor were leather boots with wooden soles designed with “cleats” to hold a Cavalryman’s foot in the stirrup while riding at a gallop. What we would call the “modern” high heel shoe became popular for men during the Renaissance period in Eu
