Quote Originally Posted by Shananigans View Post
[...] Transvestites generally crossdress for sexual arousal. ......Transvestites will often masturbate while wearing clothing of the opposite sex and/or makeup or while fondling specific items."
Yeah, I can pretty much say that this does not describe my sentiments towards a good pair of Levis.
One of the first hints I had that I wasn't a "garden variety CD' was when I responded to someone on USENET who mentioned masturbating in pnatyhose, my response was like:

"Ewwww! Doesn't that make like, an icky mess?" Then I believe I mentioned I didn't masturbate when dressed or at other times either, and though I sometimes got aroused, I didn't want the arousal. And of course my whole virginity/never been on a date thing.

Furthermore, the term "transvestite" was modified to focus more on gender identity and less on just wearing clothing in the 1930s by Hirschfield because the current definition did not fit the people the he was studying.
Last time I checked Hirschfeld's book was only widely available in the German..wonder if anyone's done a new translation that's easier to get a hold of. Always have wanted to read it.

How is that for defending the female gender on our supposed ignorance on crossdressing?
You are very knowledgeable...I bet most of the transfolk here have never even heard of Hirschfeld.

It is true that having a vagina causes brain wave static and thus we can't be trusted or taken seriously,
Ha ha ha ha.

but I feel as though we have been spot on.
Yes, yes you have.

Veronica