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

" 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 is prohibited under Islamic jurisprudence, and is therefore illegal.

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.

More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation ; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics ; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern culture, in the general sense of symbol — i. e. a name, face, picture, edifice or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities: one thing, an image or depiction, that represents something else of greater significance through literal or figurative meaning, usually associated with religious, cultural, political, or economic standing.

Warhol is particularly identified with his 1962 depiction of actress Marilyn Monroe screen printed in garish colors.

Released from the burdens of spiritual leadership, which passed to the reformed Cluniac movement after the mid-tenth century, and occupied with the administration of great landed properties, some of which lay far from Westminster, " the Benedictines achieved a remarkable degree of identification with the secular life of their times, and particularly with upper-class life ", Barbara Harvey concludes, to the extent that her depiction of daily life provides a wider view of the concerns of the English gentry in the High and Late Middle Ages.

Even during their lifetimes, the couple's depiction in the press was at considerable odds with the hardscrabble reality of their life on the road — particularly in the case of Parker.

Aristophanes, in The Frogs, pokes fun at Theramenes ' ability to extricate himself from tight spots, but delivers none of the scathing rebukes one would expect for a politician whose role in the shocking events after Arginusae had been regarded as particularly blameworthy, and modern scholars have seen in this a more accurate depiction of how Theramenes was perceived in his time ; Lysias, meanwhile, who mercilessly attacks Theramenes on many counts, has nothing negative to say about the aftermath of Arginusae.

Pheidippides considers him the cleverest of poets ( 1377 ), he particularly enjoys his depiction of incest in Aiolus and he quotes from Alcestis in defense of his right to beat his father ( 1415 ).

While slight manipulation for dramatic effect of chronology and character traits are generally accepted, some critics feel that depictions that present a significantly altered reality are irresponsible, particularly because many viewers and readers do not know the actual events and may thus take the dramatized depiction to be true to reality.

Lorenzetti ’ s interest in classical antiquity can be seen in Maestà, particularly in the depiction of Charity.

Michelangelo is known to have been particularly impressed by the massive scale of the work and its sensuous Hellenistic aesthetic, particularly its depiction of the male figures.

* Although the Doctor has never regenerated the same way twice ( although his 9th and 10th regenerations were similar to each other ), the depiction here is particularly unusual in that, unlike all previous ( and later ) regenerations, it sets in long after the Doctor's apparent " death ", a condition apparently caused by the anaesthetic in the Doctor's system.

He had a strong sense of colour and excelled in the depiction of natural light, particularly the soft, fragile sunlight of the English summer.

Fischer projections were originally proposed for the depiction of carbohydrates and used by chemists, particularly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

However, particularly in the late 1950s, the depiction of the monarch-now Elizabeth II-on Australian definitives became confined to the base domestic letter rate and the preceding minor values.

SWTC attempts to physically rationalize the depiction of technology and science in the Star Wars franchise, an effort that has provoked mixed reactions from online fans and particularly amongst participants in the ongoing Star Trek versus Star Wars debate.

But the depiction goes beyond the iconic: his alcoholism, interest in the spiritual plane and hallucinogenic drugs as entheogens, and, particularly, his growing obsession with death are threads which weave in and out of the film.

Lewis has been accused of racism, particularly in his depiction of the Calormenes.

What made the depiction particularly powerful was its setting: India of the early ’ 80s ".

Data East thought the whole game, and particularly the depiction of the referee, looked too much like its 1984 arcade game Karate Champ.

The movie was critically well-received, particularly because of its accurate depiction of the Turkish – Kurdish conflict, its handling of the characters ' sexuality ( three of which are gay ), and the acting prowess of the nonprofessional actors.

However, Gene Roddenberry himself is said to have taken issue with the depiction, particularly Duane and Morwood's assertion in The Romulan Way that the Rihannsu " were never Romulans.

Though Rowlandson usually satirized his subjects to some degree, here the soldiers were " represented as they, and particularly their colonels who paid for their uniforms, preferred to see themselves ", which remained the usual depiction in such prints.

The evolution of Samura's style can be seen particularly in this story arc: gone are the elaborate " death murals " and the stronger focus on inking denotes a preference for ' hard ' technique in contrast to ' soft ' depiction ( very little penciling ).

The illusionism of the painting was remarkable for its time, in part for the rendering of detail, but particularly for the use of light to evoke space in an interior, for " its utterly convincing depiction of a room, as well of the people who inhabit it ".

Subadult males are particularly social and will engage in playfights.

The game is popular among both males and females in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The peacock provides a particularly well known example of intersexual selection, where ornate males compete to be chosen by females.

More particularly a connection between higher hormone levels and higher HA content in males could exist in the human vocal fold tissue.

As a secondary sexual characteristic, males also acquire significant nodules, called " bosses ", particularly around the neck and shoulders.

While the social sciences sometimes approach gender as a social construct, and gender studies particularly do, research in the natural sciences investigates whether biological differences in males and females influence the development of gender in humans ; both inform debate about how far biological differences influence the formation of gender identity.

Males were almost as likely to have positions of authority over both males and females, and the tradition of Matriarchy, where the highest ranking member was always a female, was not a special directive of the Demon Queen Lolth but rather had been a reality in Drow society since the earliest times attributed naturally to a few ability scores by the male gender being on average inferior, and particularly due to the ' wisdom ' ability rating being on average quite inferior to the females.

Another set of names often used for anonymous parties, particularly plaintiffs, are Richard Roe for males and Jane Roe for females ( as in the landmark U. S. Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade ).

Sexual assaults on African American women were so pervasive, particularly on the part of their white employers, that black men sought to reduce the contact between white males and black females by having the women in their family avoid doing work that was closely overseen by whites.

It is worn by Muslim women particularly in the presence of non-related adult males.

The lower classes, plebeians, women, the young, morally weak and effeminate males are particularly susceptible: all such persons have leuitas animi ( fickle or uneducated minds ) but even Rome's elite are not immune.

Seinen manga, particularly that aimed at otaku, also occasionally presents eroticized adolescent males in a non-pornographic context, such as the cross-dressing 16-year-old boy in Yubisaki Milk Tea.

Additional abnormalities may involve malformation of the skeleton, spine and neck ; fingers and / or toes ; genitals ( particularly in males ); and, in some cases, heart problems.

In fiddler crabs, males have one claw which is greatly enlarged and which is used for communication, particularly for attracting a mate.

Additionally, young males are particularly susceptible and the male: female ratio has been reported to be as high as 2: 1.

To ornithologists, this is particularly well known in dabbling ducks, where the males literally band together occasionally to " gang rape " unwilling females.

A few bands enjoyed chart success in the skiffle craze, including The Chas McDevitt Group, Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys and The Vipers, but the main impact of skiffle was as a grassroots amateur movement, particularly popular among working class males, who could cheaply buy, improvise or build their own instruments and who have been seen as reacting against the drab austerity of post-war Britain.

Radio-tracking has shown, however, that males particularly are quite mobile, moving distances of up to 0. 5 km in a night and with utilisation areas averaging 0. 8 hectares.

Infibulation is the surgical modification or mutilation of the genitals in males and females, particularly the foreskin, labia minora and labia majora.

Hrdy theorized that by mating with as many males as possible, particularly outside males who are not part of the colony, mothers are able to successfully protect their young, as males were unlikely to kill an infant if there was the slightest chance that it might be their own.

However, in some individuals ( particularly females ), puberty begins in the preadolescence years, and adolescence may extend a few years beyond the teenage years in others ( typically males ).

Many migratory species, particularly those breeding further north, have distinctive male plumage at least in the breeding season, since males need to reclaim territory and advertise for mates each year.