transvestite

Example Sentences

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I am not gay, I am not straight, I am not a drag queen, I am not a transvestite, I am Jackie.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Each position will be occupied by the best, most capable person, be it a man, a woman, a transvestite or anything else.”

From Seattle Times

Most people who held "transvestite certificates," as Toni Simon did, had them revoked or watched helplessly as police refused to honor them.

From Salon

“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

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