crossdresser
Wears opposite wardrobe
A crossdresser is a person who wears clothing typically associated with the opposite sex.
The practice may be for comfort, self-expression, entertainment, or erotic pleasure.
Crossdresser has largely replaced the older term transvestite, which acquired clinical or pejorative overtones: He's been a crossdresser since his twenties.
Crossdressing doesn't necessarily indicate anything about sexual orientation or gender identity.
Garment storage furniture
- dragResistance through fluid
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
frock · gown · lingerie · heels · wig · makeup · corset · stockings
Outside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- androgyneBeing of mixed sex
- bigenderTwo-gender identity
self-expression · authenticity · self-discovery · self-acceptance · gender-nonconforming · queer · LGBTQ · femme
Cultural or social prohibition
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
misunderstanding · stereotyping · fetishization · secrecy · fear · judgment · intolerance · harassment
Live entertainment venue
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
- pageantStaged public display
- impersonationPretending to be another
persona · stage-name · RuPaul · pantomime · voguing · runway · entertainer · nightclub
Chewy chocolate confection
- PriscillaFeminine given name
- kabukiRitualistic performance for show
- two-spiritEmbodying both gender essences
- StonewallRefuse to answer questions
ballroom · kink · fetish · subculture · community · gender-bending · counterculture
wardrobe
Garment storage furniture
ensemble · frock · gown · lingerie · heels · wig · makeup · corset · stockings · petticoat
genderqueer
Outside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- androgyneBeing of mixed sex
bigender · self-expression · authenticity · self-discovery · self-acceptance · gender-nonconforming · queer · LGBTQ · femme · passing
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- shamePainful awareness of failure
scandal · misunderstanding · stereotyping · fetishization · secrecy · fear · judgment · intolerance · harassment · outing
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
- pageantStaged public display
impersonation · persona · stage-name · RuPaul · pantomime · voguing · runway · entertainer · nightclub · showgirl
Tootsie
Chewy chocolate confection
- PriscillaFeminine given name
- kabukiRitualistic performance for show
- two-spiritEmbodying both gender essences
Stonewall · ballroom · kink · fetish · subculture · community · gender-bending · counterculture
- sexual identitiesgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer