cross dressing in relation to masculinity

Cross-dressing is defined as the act of dressing oneself in the attire of the opposite sex. It has long been a phenomenon that has intrigued society to the extent that texts have been written and studies have been conducted in order to decipher just what “causes it”. People have always been afraid of the unknown, and it is this theory alone that perhaps explains why minority groups and subcultures have remained marginalised. The gay and Lesbian community, ethnic groups, the punks, the Goths, the skaters have all encountered discrimination on one level or another and it isn’t wrong to assume that many of these resulted because people were unaware. It’s always been easy to marginalise the people that have visibly different appearances, the Goths with their all black attire, the punks with the Mohawks and safety pins and even ethnic groups in relation to their skin pigmentation, the coarseness of their hair. So when confronted with people who choose to dress in the attire of the ...