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• n  someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
• s  receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex

• Wearing what appears to be a "transvestite Paris" Halloween costume, Hilton asks Sheen for help crafting her "FoPo" (foreign policy, silly) and economic platforms.
• In 2006, the unlikely politician became the first transvestite to be elected to Italy's parliament.
• The Tourism Authority advertises transvestite cabarets as attractions.

• cross-dresser
• transvestic

News & Articles

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• ‘Rocky Horror Show’ cast, ticket sales announced
  Don Fox, producer of the upcoming stage show “Rocky Horror Show,” released a cast list and opened ticket sales this week. But who will star as Dr. Frankenfurter, the sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania? Fox won’t say a word, but the PAC may drop a few hints on their Facebook page in the next few weeks. The cast includes: Paul Atwood, Patrick Lopeman, Matthew Pippin, Nancy Zahn, Brian ...
  June 20, 2013 - The Wenatchee World

Quotes

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• Sarah Silverman in New York Times
  I'm not being modest or whatever, but I think I just look better in casual clothes,says Ms. Silverman, who has a chapter in her book titled "Fear and Clothing." "I feel like a transvestite when I'm all dressed up."
• Eddie Izzard in TMCnet
  I am a transvestite with a career. You can't afford to screw around,Izzard says during a telephone interview.
• Grayson Perry in BBC News
  Wearing a purple dress with large bows and frills, Perry told a ceremony at the Tate Britain gallery in London: "Well, it's about time a transvestite potter won the Turner Prize. I think the art world had more trouble coming to terms with me being a...