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transvestite

[trans-ves-tahyt, tranz-] / trænsˈvɛs taɪt, trænz- /
NOUN
(sometimes derogatory) person who dresses, acts, like another gender
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The song Sweet Transvestite has been described as the first big, glam-rock aria of the musical, and is the audience's introduction to Dr Frank-N-Furter.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

By the time Camicia met Marsha in the early 70s, she had already played a key part in the 1969 Stonewall uprising and was leading the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries with her friend Sylvia Rivera.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

At the same time, trans activists Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson launched the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, an organization that provided mentorship and shelter for homeless trans kids.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2019

You can hear the influences: a bit of Chuck Berry, and a bit of Rolling Stones in Sweet Transvestite.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2013

She said last week that Transvestite Barker courted her "as any young man would"; and the Register of Brighton Parish Church reveals that they were married as man and wife on Nov. 14, 1923.

From Time Magazine Archive




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