Which of the following alternatives best captures the distinction between cross-dressing and transvestism?
a) There is no difference: transvestism is cross-dressing.
b) When a cross-dresser is gay or lesbian, he or she is a transvestite.
c) In transvestism, sexual arousal occurs from cross-dressing.
d) In transvestism, distress accompanies cross-dressing.
ANS: C, When people cross-dress for purposes of sexual gratification, it's called transvestism.
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a. unrelated. b. similar. c. identical. d. conflicting.
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