Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing and other accoutrements commonly associated with the opposite sex within a particular society.

Cross-dressing, particularly the depiction of males wearing dresses, is often used for comic effect onstage and onscreen.

" According to Marjorie Garber's academic study, Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety ( 1992 ), Elvis impersonation is so insistently connected with femininity that it is " almost as if the word ' impersonator ', in contemporary popular culture, can be modified either by ' female ' or by ' Elvis.

Cross-dressing would be a form of genderfucking because the purpose is to " fuck with gender " roles and presentation.

Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff.

Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff.

Cross-dressing has been used for purposes of disguise, performance art and as a literary trope in modern times and throughout history.

Cross-dressing has existed throughout much of recorded history.

* Lucy Chesser, Parting with My Sex: Cross-dressing, Inversion and Sexuality in Australian Cultural Life, Sydney University Press, Sydney, 2008.

Cross-dressing elements of performance traditions are widespread cultural phenomena.

* Cross-dressing or use of makeup.

Cross-dressing female characters ( e. g., Leonore in Fidelio or Gilda in Act III of Rigoletto ) are not considered breeches roles.

Especially is this true when, because the good effect is remote and speculative while the evil is certain and grave, the action is prohibited.

He stated, " he Act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning in the territory of the United States north of the line therein is not warranted by the Constitution and is therefore void.

However Abdul is a common Arabic prefix meaning " Servant of the " and " Al " is Arabic for " the ", and if " hazra " means " he prohibited ", " he fenced in " or " Great Lord ", then the name would mean " Servant of the Prohibited ", " Servant of the Fenced in ", or " Servant of the Great Lord " which would make sense considering his role, even if it is not a proper Arabic name.

The town gates are shut, rail travel is prohibited, and all mail service is suspended.

* Article 1 – The area to be used for peaceful purposes only ; military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose ;

Abalone may only be taken using breath-hold techniques or shorepicking ; scuba diving for abalone is strictly prohibited.

The abalone meat from South Africa is prohibited for sale in the country to help reduce poaching ; however, much of the illegally harvested meat is sold in Asian countries.

* There then follows the Frühjahrsmarkt ( Spring market ) two weeks before Easter, when all the shops in the town are permitted to open on Sunday ( which is normally prohibited in Bavaria ).

The prohibition against retaliation or coercion applies broadly to any individual or entity that seeks to prevent an individual from exercising his or her rights or to retaliate against him or her for having exercised those rights ... Any form of retaliation or coercion, including threats, intimidation, or interference, is prohibited if it is intended to interfere.

The arctic fox is classed as a " prohibited new organism " under New Zealand's Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 preventing it from being imported into the country.

During the Three Weeks use of musical instruments is traditionally prohibited.

Some Nasheed singers avoid instruments in the background due to the opinion of certain scholars that their use is prohibited.

For example, letters 1, 5, and 8 contain a discussion on the question, whether the use of a piece of metal with the figure of a lion, as a talisman, is permitted by Jewish law for medicinal purposes, or is prohibited as idolatrous.

In his works he declared that " the principle ' what is not prohibited is allowed ' should be understood literally ", defying the unwritten ideological rules imposed by the Communist ruling elite on the society in spite of the seemingly democratic USSR Constitution.

And all the time, she had the heat of hatred in her, like charcoal that is burning on its under side, but not visibly.

Recognizing that the Rule of Law is `` a dynamic concept which should be employed not only to safeguard the civil and political rights of the individual in a free society '', the Congress asserted that it also included the responsibility `` to establish social, economic, educational and cultural conditions under which his legitimate aspirations and dignity may be realized ''.

Work is under way to see whether new restraining devices should be installed on all nuclear weapons.

It is something which most of us try to get out from under.

One is that they were established, or gained eminence, under pressure provided by these same immigrants, from whom the old families wished to segregate their children.

We are reminded, however, that freedom of thought and discussion, the unfettered exchange of ideas, is basic under our form of government.

Indeed, in the Halma edition of Theon's presentation of The Hypotheses there is a chart setting out ( under six distinct headings ) otherwise unrelated diagrams for describing the planetary motions.

It is, however, a disarming disguise, or perhaps a shield, for not only has Mercer proved himself to be one of the few great lyricists over the years, but also one who can function remarkably under pressure.

Bedtime is late, for the balmy evenings are delightful and everyone wants to linger under the stars.

Milton himself, uncommunicative as he is about his lesser and nonliterary activities, at least gives us some evidence that he was a great walker, under any and all conditions.

If we are to believe the list of titles printed in Malraux's latest book, La Metamorphose Des Dieux, Vol. 1 ( ( 1957 ), he is still engaged in writing a large novel under his original title.

Around that statue in the green park where children play and lovers walk in twos and there is a glowing view of the whole city, in that park are the rows of marble busts of Garibaldi's fallen men, the ones who one day rushed out of the Porta San Pancrazio and, under fire all the way, up the long, straight narrow lane to take, then lose the high ground of the Villa Doria Pamphili.

Also under consideration is an increased investment in Cunard Eagle Airways which has applied to serve New York.

but the government is left with no reserve granary, under the agricultural system it has ordained.

During the slow buildup, the essence of a policy or a man is concealed under embroidered details, fine words, strutting gestures.

What we will be sacrificing in any such arrangement will be our power to be selective which is contained in the reciprocal trade principle under which we now operate.

This help is offered to applicants who ordinarily would not undertake the exploration under present conditions or circumstances at their sole expense and who are unable to obtain funds from commercial sources on reasonable terms.

( Note: So far as State Police cars are concerned, only their replacement is under this division ).

The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''.

The rural land use study is being carried out under contract by the University of Rhode Island and identifies all agricultural land uses in the state by type of use.

The authority of the Secretary of the Interior under this joint resolution to construct, operate, and maintain demonstration plants shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve years after the date on which this joint resolution is approved.

Any claimant whose claim is denied, or is approved for less than the full amount of such claim, shall be entitled, under such regulations as the Commission may prescribe, to a hearing before the Commission, or its duly authorized representatives, with respect to such claim.

if such person is deceased or is under a legal disability, payment shall be made to his legal representative: Provided, That if the total award is not over $500 and there is no qualified executor or administrator, payment may be made to the person or persons found by the Comptroller General of the United States to be entitled thereto, without the necessity of compliance with the requirements of law with respect to the administration of estates ; ;