transvestite

Example Sentences

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“They can call me a transsexual, a transvestite, Dracula or even the devil,” said Erni, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.

From New York Times

A measure in West Virginia would define "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances or display" as obscene, potentially outlawing transgender people's presence around children.

From Salon

A measure in West Virginia would define “any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances or display” as obscene, potentially outlawing transgender people’s presence around children.

From New York Times

The German physician Magnus Hirschfeld coined the now antiquated term "transvestite" in 1910 to define those who desired to express themselves in opposition to their sex assigned at birth.

From Salon

Or, as her brother, the poet Howard Nemerov, put it, “freaks, professional transvestites, strong men, tattooed men, the children of the very rich.”

From Washington Post