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transvestism

[ trans-ves-tiz-uhm, tranz- ]

noun

  1. Psychiatry. the practice, especially of those assigned male at birth, of wearing clothing usually associated with a different gender.
  2. Older Use: Often Offensive. the practice of crossdressing.


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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟谤补苍蝉路惫别蝉路迟颈肠 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of transvestism1

First recorded in 1925鈥30; from German Transvestismus, from Latin 迟谤腻苍蝉- trans- + 惫别蝉迟(墨谤别) 鈥渢o clothe, dress鈥 ( vest ( def ) ) + German -ismus -ism
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You talk in the book about how we've evolved in how we look about gender identity, yet "transvestism" is still in the DSM.

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Others hit back, with Nick Cohen suggesting the Telegraph review misrepresented a novel in which 鈥渢ransvestism barely features鈥.

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Like Dragman鈥檚 alter ego August, he discovered his transvestism after trying on a woman鈥檚 stocking that he found down the back of a sofa at the age of 19.

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There鈥檚 something about transvestism and drag in the Bible, I swear it.

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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Fake and mistaken identities are central to Shakespeare鈥檚 comedy, which touches on themes of sexual identity, transvestism, same-sex relationships and indeed the nature and value of gender itself.

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