Transvestism - Wikipedia
WEBTransvestism is the practice of dressing in a manner traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. The terms transvestism and transvestite were coined by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1910.
Transvestism | Cross-dressing, History & Gender Expression
WEBTransvestism, practice of wearing the clothes of the opposite sex. The term transvestism came into use following the publication in 1910 of Die Transvestiten (The Transvestites), a work by German physician Magnus Hirschfeld. The term originally was applied to cross-dressing associated with.
Casa Susanna: Photographs From a 1950s Transvestite Hideaway
WEBApril 14, 2014 1:58 PM EDT. “I never stopped to think what a heterosexual transvestite was,” admitted Tony award-winning writer and actor Harvey Fierstein in a recent, wide-ranging discussion...
Transvestic Disorder - Mental Health Disorders - MSD Manuals
WEBTransvestism involves recurrent, intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing. Transvestic disorder is transvestism that causes significant distress or substantially interferes with daily functioning. Most cross-dressers do not have a psychiatric disorder.
Transvestism | Encyclopedia.com
WEBAs its Latin roots suggest, a transvestite is a cross-dresser, or someone who wears the clothes of the other gender. Transvestism is mainly associated with men who dress as women, in large part because clothing standards for women have become so relaxed as to make male attire on women hardly worth a second glance.
Transvestism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBTransvestism, the oldest of the terms, is considered a psychosexual disorder characterizated by an erotic focus on clothing, whereas transexuals are defined as individuals who have a ‘gender identity’ that is at odds with the gender by which they are socially designated.
Transvestic Disorder | Psychology Today United Kingdom
WEBTransvestic disorder occurs when an individual experiences recurrent, intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing, or dressing as the opposite gender, and in which that person's urge to do so...
GoodTherapy | Transvestism
WEBAug 28, 2015 · Transvestism, which is also termed cross-dressing, describes an individual’s wearing of clothes that are typically associated with a different gender from the one with which that person...
Transvestic Disorder - Psychiatric Disorders - MSD Manuals
WEBTransvestism involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing, which may manifest as fantasies, urges, or behaviors. Transvestic disorder is transvestism that causes clinically significant distress or functional impairment in …
Transvestism as a Symptom: A Case Series - PMC - National …
WEBTransvestism, commonly termed as cross-dressing, means to dress in the clothing of opposite sex. We describe a series of three cases with transvestism as one of their primary complaints. The discussion sheds light on the various ways in which transvestism as a symptom can present in Psychiatry.
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