I often find that before a proper discussion can be had, certain terms and words need to be agreed upon.
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transgender (adjective)
trans?gen?der | \ tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər
, tranz-\
: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth
especially : of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth
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Definition of gender identity
: a person's internal sense of being male, female, some combination of male and female, or neither male nor female
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drag queen (noun)
: a usually gay man who dresses as a woman and performs as an entertainer especially to caricature stereotypically vampish women
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cross-dressing (noun)
cross-dress?ing | \ ˈkrȯs-ˌdre-siŋ
: the wearing of clothes designed for the opposite sex
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fetish (noun)
fe?tish | \ ˈfe-tish also ˈfē-
1a: an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
broadly : a material object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence
b: an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession
c: an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression
2: fixation
3: a rite or cult of fetish worshippers