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Transvestites are women and men who feel reluctant and even refuse to dress in the clothing of their own sex. For them, the inherent drive to cross-dress is often more powerful than sexual drive itself. This phenomenon has often been confronted with both ignorance and prejudice. Transvestites have been subjected not only to discrimination but also to criminal prosecution for following what, for them, was an inborn inclination. Dr. Hirschfeld created this book to establish a body of knowledge about an often misunderstood topic and to strip away long held prejudices. This classic gender study, first published in Germany in 1910 and newly translated, explores all aspects of transvestism: social, physical and emotional.
Transvestism is a firmly rooted psychological phenomenon and cultural tradition, in spite of religious, legal and social sanctions. Written 80 years ago, this book was and still is the most comprehensive treatise on the subject of transvestism, illustrating that while styles have changed, the enthusiasm of devotees has not.
Part I introduces transvestites with sympathetic, often amusing case histories, defines symptoms, and explains their basic, erotic character.
Part II explores the forceful drive to cross-dress and examines clothing as a form of expression of personality.
Part III addresses the historical, legal, anthropological, and social aspects of transvestism, and includes fascinating chapters on transvestism as it relates to the Bible, law and criminality, and women in the military.
This book conclusively demonstrates that transvestism is a natural extension of the infinite variations of human personality.
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Transvestites: The Erotic Drive To Cross Dress
December 30, 2003, Prometheus Books
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1591021685 9781591021681
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Transvestites: the erotic drive to cross-dress
1 Apr 1991, Prometheus Books
Hardcover
in English
0879756659 9780879756659
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Transvestites: the erotic drive to cross-dress
1991, Prometheus Books
in English
0879756659 9780879756659
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Die Transvestiten: Eine Untersuchung über den erotischen Verkleidungstrieb
1925, "Wahrheit" F. Spohr
in German
- 2. Auflage
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Die Transvestiten: eine Untersuchung über den erotischen Verkleidungstrieb : mit umfangreichem casuistischen und historischen Material
1925, "Wahrheit" F. Spohr
in German
- 2. Aufl.
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Die Transvestiten: eine Untersuchung über den erotischen Verkleidungstrieb mit umfangreichem casuistischen und historischen Material
1910, Medicinischer Verlag Alfred Pulvermacher & Co.
Hardcover
in German
- 1. Auflage
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