- Wear clothing usually associated with the gender “opposite” to their anatomical sex. Cross dressing may be done full- or part-time in the privacy of the person’s own home or in public. Cross-dressers’ gender identity remains the same as their anatomical sex, and they typically do not seek medical treatment. Erotic pleasure is sometimes the motivation for cross dressing, especially in younger people. Cross-dressers can be attracted to either same-sex or opposite-sex partners, or both.
- People who wear clothing traditionally associated with a different gender than their gender; cross-dressers may or may not be trans; ‘cross-dresser’ has generally replaced the term ‘transvestite’, as ‘transvestite’ is considered offensive by many.
Cross Dressers
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