Heterosexual males with this paraphilia dress in female
clothes (cross-dress) to produce or enhance sexual arousal, usually without a real
partner, but with the fantasy that they are the female partner as well.
Diagnostic criteria for 302.3 Transvestic Fetishism
(cautionary statement)
A. Over a period of at least 6 months, in a heterosexual male, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
cross-dressing.
B. The fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Specify if:
With Gender Dysphoria: if the person has persistent discomfort with gender role or identity
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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Also: cross dress,
crossdress, transvestite
Books and Other
Media:
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- All About My Mother
DVD Cecilia Roth, Marissa Paredes 1999
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The Crying Game
Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker 1992
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The Extra Man
Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly 2010 -
Maitresse DVD Gérard Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, André
Rouyer, and Nathalie Keryan 2004
- Paris Is Burning
DVD
Carmen and Brooke, Avis Pendavis, Pepper LaBeija,
and Willi Ninja 1991
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Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller 1996
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Transamerica: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth
Peña, Danny Burstein, and Andrea James 2005
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Walk on Water
Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, and Gideon Shemer 2005
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