When I first went to this site to try to understand my new habit of crossdressing, I discovered this raging debate...and it seemed that to CD's it was mostly about "the look" - clothes, makeup, shopping, heels, hose...all good things, of course, but those of us who wanted to know why, who were/are tormented to varying degrees by gender dysphoria/identity issues, would call ourselves something else.

The very first thing I read on the first day here when I was just curious about crossdressing was the famous joke (new to me then): "
What's the difference between a crossdresser and a transsexual?"
"Two years."

Your mileage may vary...

elizabethamy