A comparative study of male transvestites, male to female transsexuals, and male homosexuals

Clothing as signifier in the perceptions of college male homosexuals

“…Median income was $9,000 higher than that of the general population, and the percentage with incomes over $40,000 was four times greater than that of the general population. Use of clothing and grooming aids such as cologne tends to be more extensive than for heterosexual men, as reported by Marmor (1980), Bullough et al (1983), and Snezek (1986). Characteristics of fashion innovativeness and fashion opinion leadership tend to exist to a greater extent also, as related to certain lifestyle characteristics and personality characteristics such as venturesomeness (Blackwell and Engel 1982).…”

Transvestites and Transsexuals

“…As Bullough et al (1983) have noted, TVs do not typically describe such early relationships as involving the trauma and conflict some have assumed must be present (e.g., Stoller, 1985c).…”

“…The facts of this matter remain unclear. Their descriptions seem more pathological than most views of the nonmarginal or fetishistic TV group (Brierley, 1979;Buhrich & Mc-Conaghy, 1977b;Bullough, Bullough, & Smith, 1983;Feinbloom, 1976;Talamini, 1982). These transvestites are said to show greater ego-integration and self-efficacy (Bandura 1977(Bandura , 1982 than the 22 patients Ovesey and Person saw in a clinical setting.…”

“…Fetishistic transvestites constitute the subgroup of transvestites that has been most extensively described, at least in general terms, through observations of cross dressing club members (Brierley, 1979;Buhrich & McConaghy, 1976;Feinbloom, 1976;Langevin, 1985a;Prince, 1976;Talamini, 1982), through survey research (Bullough, Bullough & Smith, 1983;Gosselin & Wilson,1980;Prince & Bentler, 1972), and through case studies (Benjamin, 1966;Stoller, 1968aStoller, , 1974Stoller, , 1985c. This group corresponds to what Benjamin called Type 2 and Type 3 transvestites.…”

Men performing as women: Explorations in the world of female impersonators

“…Commonly pursued are attempts to show a continuum of behaviors and identities or identifications of pathologies among men who cross-dress (Buhrich & McConaghy 1977Bullough, Bullough, and Smith 1983;Duchow 1980;Humphrey 1989). 1 Most available analyses, whether psychiatric/psychological or social-psychological in orientation, emphasize the deviant nature of cross-dressing, and the saliency of sexual stimulation as a motive for cross-dressing (Feinbloom 1976;Talamini 1982;Woodhouse 1989).…”