transvestite

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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 • Aug. 5, 2025

“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 • May 11, 2024

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 • Dec. 6, 2022

Simpson, who identifies as a transvestite and not transgender, had not changed hers.

From Reuters • May 6, 2022

Young boy slowly falling under the influence of a decadent uncle who is a transvestite.

From Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. by Bradley, Marion Zimmer