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What are the characteristics of feminine and masculine?

What are the characteristics of feminine and masculine?

Examples of stereotypical masculine attributes include independence, aggression, strength, and competitiveness. Stereotypical feminine attributes include nurturing, caring, passivity, and subordination.

When was cross-dressing legalized?

Laws criminalizing cross-dressing spread like wildfire around the United States in the mid-19th century. New York’s, dating back to 1845, was one of the oldest. It declared it a crime to have your “face painted, discolored, covered, or concealed, or [be] otherwise disguised… [while] in a road or public highway.”

What triggers cross-dressing?

It has been observed that in childhood, cross-dressing causes excitement which may, after puberty, become sexual excitement. As the person gets older and the behavior is repeated and reinforced, the desire to cross-dress may become stronger even as sexual gratification diminishes.

What does CD mean sexually?

Cross Dresser (CD): A word to describe a person who dresses, at least partially, as a member of a gender other than their assigned sex; carries no implications of sexual orientation. Has replaced “Transvestite”

Why do I like cross-dressing?

Cross-dressers may cross-dress for reasons other than sexual stimulation—for example, to reduce anxiety, to relax, or, in the case of male cross-dressers, to experiment with the feminine side of their otherwise male personalities.

Is cross-dressing an illness?

Currently, cross-dressing itself is not considered a disorder, but in some people cross-dressing behavior may impair functioning and quality of life and/or result in anxiety and distress.

Why does my husband want to wear women’s clothes?

They usually wear women’s clothes to bring out the female side of their own natures, as well as to get an erotic thrill and to modulate their anxiety. As you’ve undoubtedly noticed, cross-dressing can bring your husband extreme happiness and even euphoria, so it’s no wonder you don’t like to deny this pleasure to him.

What are masculine characteristics?

Traits traditionally viewed as masculine in Western society include strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness. Machismo is a form of masculinity that emphasizes power and is often associated with a disregard for consequences and responsibility.