cross-dressing
noun
cross-dress·ing
ˈkrȯs-ˌdre-siŋ 
: the wearing of clothes designed for the opposite sex
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There was a lot of singing and erotic dancing in the barn, but also some serious, pioneering discussions in which psychiatrists from the Kinsey Institute spoke about the psychology of cross-dressing in a safe space.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
Big Momma’s House (2000) The Hangover movies look highbrow compared to one of Giamatti’s first major gigs: playing the long-suffering buddy-cop partner to a cross-dressing Martin Lawrence.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks This kind of closeted representation was less than ideal — as were later visions of non-cisgender identity in horror (see cross-dressing serial killers, like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs).
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
While acknowledging the problematic nature of its comedy — which pokes fun at cross-dressing cis straight men — Some Like It Hot pushed boundaries in an era constrained by the Hays Code, paving the way for other films to discuss themes of gender performance and homosexuality.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn’s helmed a gonzo fantasy with a cross-dressing Robert De Niro, a vigilante superhero flick with a foul-mouthed, killer kid, and a delirious spin on Bond with Colin Firth.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
Some of her visuals portray cross-dressing and seem to reference to lesbian touchstones.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2024
Hollywood, cross-dressing on the screen was very well received.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
There was all this notion that cross-dressing was for entertainment.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
Big Momma’s House (2000) The Hangover movies look highbrow compared to one of Giamatti’s first major gigs: playing the long-suffering buddy-cop partner to a cross-dressing Martin Lawrence.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks This kind of closeted representation was less than ideal — as were later visions of non-cisgender identity in horror (see cross-dressing serial killers, like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs).
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
While acknowledging the problematic nature of its comedy — which pokes fun at cross-dressing cis straight men — Some Like It Hot pushed boundaries in an era constrained by the Hays Code, paving the way for other films to discuss themes of gender performance and homosexuality.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn’s helmed a gonzo fantasy with a cross-dressing Robert De Niro, a vigilante superhero flick with a foul-mouthed, killer kid, and a delirious spin on Bond with Colin Firth.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
Some of her visuals portray cross-dressing and seem to reference to lesbian touchstones.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2024
Hollywood, cross-dressing on the screen was very well received.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
There was all this notion that cross-dressing was for entertainment.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
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“Cross-dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-dressing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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