Is it socially acceptable for individuals to wear clothing typically associated with the opposite gender? What are some reasons for or against this practice?

8) Those forced into crossdressing. This category is included for completeness but barely seems to exist in real life today. It was however observed in the period 1850-1950 when boys were occasionally forced into girls' clothes as a punishment at school or in the home. It is a staple of fiction – to escape from danger (Some Like It Hot), to obtain a job (Tootsie, Mrs Doubtfire), or forced by a sadistic female relative (much transvestite erotic fiction).

1) Occasional crossdressers - Hallowe'en, practical jokers, fancy dress parties, students' rags... etc.

d) Stunt doubles.

Jenny from Perth writes – my partner is the life of the party, women and men adore him. But at home, he gets angry at us for the silliest reasons and never nice words me or our kids, always putting us down. Should I stay or leave him?

7) Transsexuals – for many of them the cross-dressing is merely an incidental stage in their transition of identity. Once achieved, the wearing of the clothes of the other sex becomes the norm, and can no longer be called crossdressing.

2) Fashion crossdressers - some metrosexuals and most women fall into this category. Women in trousers – seen as a sexual and social aberration in 1900 – had become the norm by 2000.

c) Drag queens and Drag kings – an exaggerated satirical sub-section of the light entertainment field.

Why does my crush always looks at me in a sad way whenever I talk with other boys, and if he catch me staring on him then he go and flirt with other girls and then check if I am looking at him?

Reasons against it? Basically,

5) Other professionals: the occasional spy/undercover policeman/criminal in disguise. Gay prostitutes.

b) In light entertainment: female impersonators/comedians; pantomime dames in British theatre.

Have you ever gone to a porn theater with your wife?

a) In serious entertainment, actors playing a role. From Mark Rylance as Cleopatra or Judi Dench as Olivia to Antony Perkins in Psycho. Japanese Kabuki and Nō players. Sopranos singing "breeches" roles in opera.

3) Fetish crossdressers - who use clothes as a substitute for, or an essential precursor to, sex. This is commonest among teenage boys, but usually disappears or develops into transvestism later. It is rarely seen in public, although the word "fetish" is often misapplied by those who should know better.

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania or Salt Lake City it won’t be accepted. In Rio or Douarnenez at Mardi Gras it’s practically compulsory. (Seriously, I counted the men in skirts in a bar in Douarnenez: one in six.)

Why have cell phones, the internet, and reality TV turned the world into a toilet, as this has not advanced us in any way?

There are many reasons. This can be broken down into the eight broad categories below, though most people only think of no.6:

Don’t do it unless you want to.

Don’t do it in places where it’s illegal, like Russia.

What would Spanish sound like if only latin and Greek words were used, like some romance analogy to anglish?

4) Entertainers.

6) Transvestites – what most people first think of. For transvestites, crossdressing is an end in itself; motives many and various. For most, these go back to childhood or before birth and are obsessive.

If it’s merely your sexual fetish — see 3) above — don’t do it in public. You’ll look ridiculous and possible offend decency laws.

What was your biggest culture shock going to Europe?

Ignore people who will quote their religion at you (unless it’s your religion too).

Socially acceptable? It depends on which bit of society you live in.

If you’re going to do it, do it 100% and do it well. You’ll enjoy it all the more and so will the people around you. It’s often good for a round of applause or a free drink.

How is it not psychopathic to use someone for sex, even if they agree?