:The dressing has to do with the person's lifestyle, that which might lead up to the person making such a decision.
:The dressing has to do with the person's lifestyle, that which might lead up to the person making such a decision.
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::Hi Ed, to address your two points in order:
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#Dressing as a member of the opposite sex is usually prescribed (as far as I know) by doctors to "ease" the change, but also so that a person begins to "live" as that other sex. It is meant to give them time to back out, I think.
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#I only used the word choice because you, say, could "choose" to do it tomorrow, but I don't think there is anything in a socety that compels someone to make that change (outside of some obscure medical condition of which I'm not aware.)
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::Hope it helps--good questions! [[User:RedRiverLib|RedRiverLib]] 15:38, 21 March 2008 (EDT)