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'''Cross-dressing''' |
'''Cross-dressing''' means wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different [[gender]].{{cite web |url=https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/transgender |title=What does transgender mean? |publisher=American Psychological Association |date=2014 |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208195456/https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/transgender |url-status=live }} It is a form of dress or presentation rather than any particular [[gender identity]], [[sexual orientation]], or motivation, and has appeared in many societies across history for reasons including disguise, comfort, self-expression, ritual, and performance. |
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The term and its related vocabulary have changed over time. In modern usage, ''cross-dressing'' is generally preferred to older terms such as ''transvestism'' or ''transvestite'', which were historically used in medical and psychiatric contexts and are now often regarded as outdated or offensive. Cross-dressing is not |
The term and its related vocabulary have changed over time. In modern usage, ''cross-dressing'' is generally preferred to older terms such as ''[[transvestism]]'' or ''transvestite'', which were historically used in medical and psychiatric contexts and are now often regarded as outdated or offensive. Cross-dressing is not the same as being [[transgender]], though older writings often used broader and less precise terminology that grouped different experiences together. |
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Cross-dressing has played a notable role in theatre, religion, entertainment, and popular culture, including traditions such as [[kabuki]], [[drag (entertainment)|drag]], and British [[pantomime]]. It has also been regulated or criminalised in various places, with laws against cross-dressing historically used to enforce gender norms and to target transgender and gender-nonconforming people. |
Cross-dressing has played a notable role in theatre, religion, entertainment, and popular culture, including traditions such as [[kabuki]], [[drag (entertainment)|drag]], and British [[pantomime]]. It has also been regulated or criminalised in various places, with laws against cross-dressing historically used to enforce gender norms and to target transgender and gender-nonconforming people. |
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