Glossary of Terms

T.S. - Transexual

Suffering from Gender Dysphoria, Diagnosed or not.

T.G. - Transgender

Usually used to cover all aspects of the Trans spectrum

T.V. - Transvestite

Someone who dresses in the other genders clothes

CD - Cross Dresser

More normally a male dressing as a woman

Drag Kings and Queens

Tend to parody rather than emulate. In the main tend to be gay but some not. Usually commercial, i.e. theatrical.

There is a very broad spectrum of people ranging from complete dressing to panty/stockings only. There are many other terms, but some find there use to be offensive, so they have not been included here.