We explain what a transvestite is and what it means to adopt this identity. Furthermore, the forms of sexuality alternate.
What is a transvestite?
It is known as transvestism or transvestism. a gender identity often associated with transsexualityand in which an individual of a specific biological sex (male or female) dresses in clothes traditionally associated with the opposite gender role: if he is a man, he dresses as a woman, and vice versa. These individuals are known as transvestites. or transvestites.
Transvestism is not about costumes, but about the need to embody a gender role contrary to the one assigned by society, which is why clothing is accompanied by gestures, behaviors and gestures that reinforce the “change.”
Generally, these behaviors indicate a transsexual desire in the person, that is, they feel that they were born with the wrong biological gender or feel that they belong more to the other sex than their own.
However, transvestism and transsexuality should not be confused: where in the first case there is a voluntary confusion of gender roles, in the second there is a genuine desire to alter the body or change sex, something that does not necessarily occur in transvestites.
It may also happen that heterosexual people feel a liking for cross-dressing for erotic purposes, which is called transvestite fetish and is considered a sexual paraphilia (abnormal sexual behavior).
Yes ok Initially, transvestism was considered a disease or even a crime.in recent times the debate around gender identities and sexual diversity has opened a spectrum for the understanding and tolerance of non-heteronormative or non-traditional behaviors. In fact, the drag queens or transvestite singing and performing artists, are increasingly part of the contemporary world of entertainment.
See also: Feminist movement
Sexdiversity
The debate on sexual diversity is in favor of a diverse and democratic society that does not curtail the free sexual expression of its citizens, considering that no one belongs 100% to any category of anything. The latter, of course, goes against the vision of the most conservative social sectors, such as religion and traditional rules of morality.
Not only does transvestism make up diverse sexual models (sexodiversos), but it constitutes just one of several forms of alternative sexuality, such as:
- Homosexuality. Commonly called Gays or Lesbians, they are men or women (respectively) who only like people of the same biological sex erotically.
- Bisexuality. Although for many it does not exist, there are those who claim that bisexuality is a way of becoming erotic with both men and women, which can be presented by individuals of any sex.
- Pansexuality. This is known as the ability to become sexually aroused with any type of person, regardless of their biological sex, gender identity, or any other social or sexually normative label.
- Transsexuality. These are people who feel they are the wrong biological sex: their deep gender identity is different from their biological sexual identity, so they often seek not only to dress, but to transform their bodies from one sex to the other.
