Cross-dressing

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Cross-dressing means wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender, such as men wearing clothes usually worn by women, or women wearing clothes usually worn by men. 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. Cross-dressing is not the same as being transgender, though older writings often used broader and less precise terminology that grouped different experiences together. 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or transvestite, which were historically used in medical and psychiatric contexts and are often regarded as outdated or offensive. It has also been regulated or criminalised in various places, with laws against cross-dressing historically...

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