Cross-Dressing: A curse or an inspiration?

Hasan, Syed Akif and Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz and Osman, Ms. Amber (2012): Cross-Dressing: A curse or an inspiration? Published in: European Journal of Social Sciences (EJSS) , Vol. 33, No. 1 (2012): pp. 150-154.

Abstract

God has created men and women as the companions of each other with the segregated attributes, which makes them different from each other. Cross dresser an unusual being of the society that has been born by the man’s interests towards being like a woman. Prominence of Cross dressers has been perpetual since day one of the adam’s world and can be seen so apparent through media, news and in today’s existing society even more than before. This paper is an appreciation on the question of the acceptance of such beings on earth now or is it dilemma-tic pitfalls of human mankind in which most are sufferings since a long haul.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cross dresser, transvestism, sexual diversity, Religions, Society, Gender
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A10 - General

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