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This category contains some notable people who self-identify as cross-dressers or are known to practice female-to-male cross-dressing. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. [2] From as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and express oneself. [3] Socialization establishes social norms among the people of a particular society.
This category contains some notable people who self-identify as cross-dressers or are known to practice male-to-female cross-dressing. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Crossplay (the term is a portmanteau of crossdressing and cosplay) is a type of cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of a different gender.Crossplay's origins lie in the anime convention circuit, though, like cosplay, it has not remained exclusive to the genre.
Pages in category "Documentary films about cross-dressing" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.
Queen cross-dressed in their video for the song, "I Want to Break Free". Annie Lennox is seen dressed in a suit, tie, gloves, and cane in the music video for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". The rock band Twisted Sister often dresses cross dressed on stages and photo shoots.
The practice of cross dressing was present more in literary works than in real life situations, despite its effective concealing properties. [ 41 ] Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont (1728–1810), usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon , was a French diplomat and soldier who lived the first half of her life as a man and the second half as a woman.
Much study came out of Germany, and was exported to other Western audiences. Cross-dressing was seen in a pragmatic light until the late 1800s; it had previously served a satirical or disguising purpose. But in the latter half of the 1800s, cross-dressing and being transgender became viewed as an increasing societal danger. [112]