Individuals with the paraphilia of transvestic fetishism are MOST commonly:
a. heterosexual females
b. heterosexual males
c. homosexual males
d. lesbian females
B
Heterosexual males make up the majority of individuals with transvestic fetishism. Also, transvestic fetishism does not imply gender identity disorder. In other words, simply because an individual gains gratification from wearing the cloths of the opposite gender does not imply that that person wishes to become the opposite gender.
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