Definition of Transvistite

A person who likes to wear clothes and act in a style traditionally displayed by the opposite gender. This is done on an occasional basis; transvestites do not generally dress in the opposite gender all the time. The term "transvestite" should not be confused with the term "transsexual", which refers to someone who lives permanently in the opposite gender to that which they were born in. Transvestites do not wish to change their gender, but simply enjoy playing the role of the other gender from time to time.
A transvestite is a person who voluntarily wears clothes of a gender that is not the gender assigned (usually) at birth or the gender a person currently lives in. Usually, but not exclusively, the term refers to male bodied and/or male identified persons.However, the words transvestitism and transvestite have many often conflicting connotations. For a discussion of the history and current usage of the term transvestite, see w:transvestitism.Transvestites and transvestite behaviour are part of transgender. Transvestites do not cross-dress for primary sexual reasons; cross-dressing primary for sexual reasons is called transvestic fetishism.

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