Meanings
nounhomeovestism (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesSexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.
Kaplan goes on to define female homeovestites as women who dress in stereotypical ways and whose homeovestism is driven by extreme fear of being perceived as masculine.
2001, Shari Benstock, Suzanne Ferriss, editors, Footnotes: On Shoes, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 99
Origin
See homeo-; compare transvestism.
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