Slang for transvestite

Generally the name the person chooses to use indicates their gender preference. Invert is a psychological term referring to a person displaying sexual inversion. Ranch As in "She's going to the ranch" A way of saying someone is going crazy Stems from the Anita Bryant ranch style "homosexual healing centres". Homophobia Irrational fear of gay people and of homosexuality George Weinberg, author of Society and the Healthy Homosexual, coined this word in the early 's It filled a need for a gay people at that time because, in one word, it eloquently conveyed the idea that it was gay-bashers, not gays themselves, who had a problem. Abang - literally 'older brother', but used as a slang word for a transman. About 1. Gender can refer to one's own, internal sense of being a man or woman, or another type that doesn't fit either category.

Today, the term transvestite is commonly considered outdated and derogatory, with the term cross-dresser used as a more appropriate replacement. GenderPAC : A national advocacy group fighting gender stereotypes. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Publishing.