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Crossdresser? - CD/TV? - Transvestite?
Transsexual? - TS? - Transgendered?
The phenomenon of transgenderism spans a wide spectrum of
preferences and behaviors. Some of the most common ones are
briefly described in general here.
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A crossdresser is one who wears the clothing of the opposite sex.
Most psychiatrists no longer consider transvestism or
crossdressing to be a mental illness or even an unacceptable
behavior. Most crossdressers are normal, heterosexual males, and
will marry and father children. Not all crossdressers are
heterosexual, of course. The percentage of gay crossdressers is
probably reflective of the gay population of society as a whole,
about 10%. Most gay crossdressers (in fact, most crossdressers,
both gay and straight) are portrayed as drag queens, who use
crossdressing as a means of attracting men. While this is the case
with some, most gay crossdressers enjoy dressing as the opposite
gender for the same reasons as straight ones do. Sexual
orientation and crossdressing are two completely separate facets
of an individual's personality. The crossdesser is happy to be the
sex or gender he or she is. They just like to wear the clothes and
take on the personality of the opposite sex. The true crossdresser
likes to project the most realistic image that they can.
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A transsexual is a person who feels in their heart and soul that
they are the opposite sex male or female trapped in the body of the
opposite sex. The transsexual will usually have the desire for sex
reassignment surgery. Any consideration of such surgery is
preceded by professional consulting and a period of 'real life
experience' that is, living and working full time in the opposite
gender role.
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