Cross-dressing refers to the act of wearing clothing and
other accoutrements commonly associated with the opposite sex within a
particular society. Cross-dressing has been used for purposes of disguise,
comfort, and as a literary trope in modern times and throughout history.
Nearly every human society throughout history has
expected distinctions to be made between males and females by the style, color,
or type of clothing they are expected to wear, and likewise most societies have
had a set of social norms, views, guidelines, or even laws defining what type
of clothing is appropriate for each gender. It does not, however, necessarily
indicate transgender identity since a person who cross-dresses does not always
identify as being of a gender other than their assigned gender.
The term "cross-dressing" denotes an action or
a behavior without attributing or implying any specific causes for that
behavior. Some people automatically connect cross-dressing behavior to
transgender identity or sexual, fetishist, and homosexual behavior, but the
term itself does not imply any motives.
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