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Transgender/Transvestite/TranssexualSimilar and related terms with important distinctions. Whereas transgender refers to gender identity that doesn’t match a person’s assigned gender, transsexual people are transgendered people who wish to alter their bodies (such as through sex reassignment surgery or hormone therapy) in order to be accepted as a member of the sex opposite to one assigned to them at birth. Transvestite is synonym for a cross-dresserTypically a heterosexual man who enjoys dressing as the opposite gender and habitually presents himself to the world as the opposite sex. Cross-dressers may or may not identify as gay, and they may or may not gender identify with the opposite sex. Cross-dressers are not to be confused with drag queens, who assume a persona or character while dressing the part and who often perform as highly stylized lip-synchers.. are similar and related terms with important distinctions.

Whereas transgender refers to gender identity that doesn’t match a person’s assigned gender, transsexual people are transgendered people who wish to alter their bodies (such as through sex reassignment surgery or hormone therapy) in order to be accepted as a member of the sex opposite to one assigned to them at birth.

Transvestite is synonym for a cross-dresserTypically a heterosexual man who enjoys dressing as the opposite gender and habitually presents himself to the world as the opposite sex. Cross-dressers may or may not identify as gay, and they may or may not gender identify with the opposite sex. Cross-dressers are not to be confused with drag queens, who assume a persona or character while dressing the part and who often perform as highly stylized lip-synchers..

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