What is the distinction between a transvestite and a transsexual?

a. Transsexual men derive sexual pleasure from dressing as a woman, but tend not to want to be a woman; male transvestites identify as the opposite sex and thus do not dress as a woman for sexual arousal.
b. Male transvestites derive sexual pleasure from dressing as a woman, but tend not to want to be a woman; transsexual men identify as the opposite sex and thus do not dress as a woman for sexual arousal.
c. Male transvestites are openly transgendered and thus tend to cross dress in public; male transsexuals are not open about their transgendered identity and thus tend to only cross dress in private.
d. Male transsexuals are openly transgendered and thus tend to cross dress in public; male transvestites are not open about their transgendered identity and thus tend to only cross dress in private.


ANS: B

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