Transvestite fetishism

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Classification according to ICD-10
F65.1 Fetishistic transvestism
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

As Transvestic Fetishism or Fetishistic Transvestitismus a form of is sexual fetishism referred to, wherein the self-supported clothing of another sex, the object of the excitation is.

Transvestite fetishism must be distinguished from transvestism , which is an expression of gender identity . Transvestite fetishism is likely to be found predominantly in heterosexual males. Individual items of female clothing commonly used as fetish, such as nylon stockings , tights or high heels, play an important role in the cross-dressing of the men concerned.

In the ICD-10 it is listed as paraphilia under the code F65.1. The diagnosis is controversial as most people lead normal lives. Most transvestites are married, have a job, and only dress up privately. However, a mental disorder is only diagnosed if the person concerned suffers from it. Even married men often live out their transvestite-fetishistic inclinations only in secret.

However, the terms transvestite fetishism or fetishistic transvestism (and occasionally imprecise - since crossdressing is not associated with sexual arousal per se - only transvestism ) are also used to denote any sexual act or arousal in which clothing of the opposite sex is involved. In this case, one has to distinguish between very different motivations for this behavior, whereby the motivations can overlap in each individual case:

  • It can be part of a sexual game, for example a role-play, without having a fetish character.
  • It can be an expression of a clichéd understanding of gender roles :
    • In a BDSM game, the defeated male partner may have to put on women's clothes for humiliation ; this is often called forced feminization or petticoating .
    • Some men would like to take on a submissive or passive role, but cannot reconcile this with their concept of masculinity, and therefore put on women's clothes because they can only reconcile submissivity or passivity with a female role.
  • And it often happens that transgender people , i.e. people whose gender identity is at least partially different from their assigned gender, also act out this in a sexual context. This can be completely sufficient for the person concerned, and desires for further acting out of the opposite-sex feelings never arise. But it can also be an effective compensation for only a short time, and develop into cross-dressing or even a complete change of sex role up to transsexuality . In these cases the sexual component fades into the background and can also disappear entirely. This is mainly for transgender with the assigned sex male , as is the case with assigned Transgender Gender female are less prone to sexual compensation, and have more opportunities to integrate "male" impulses in their daily lives. Nor does it occur in every case.

literature

  • Kirk AB Newring, Jennifer Wheeler, Crissa Draper: Transvestic Fetishism: Assessment and Treatment. In: D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue (Eds.): Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment. Second edition. Guilford Press, New York 2008, ISBN 978-1-59385-605-2 , pp. 285-304.
  • Jennifer Wheeler, Kirk AB Newring, Crissa Draper: Transvestic Fetishism: Psychopathology and Theory. In: D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue (Eds.): Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment. Second edition. Guilford Press, New York 2008, ISBN 978-1-59385-605-2 , pp. 272-284.
  • Claire B. Lowry, Susan J. Bradley, Kenneth J. Zucker: Gender Identity Disorder: (Transsexualism) and Transvestitic Fetishism. In Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen (Eds.): Handbook of Adolescent Psychopathology: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment. Free Press, New York 1995, ISBN 0-669-27677-4 , pp. 525-558.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leslie M. Lothstein: Pantyhose Fetishism and Self Cohesion: A Paraphilic Solution? In: Gender and Psychoanalysis. Vol. 2, No. 1, 1997, pp. 103-121, ( abstract ).
  2. ↑ Gerald C. Davison, John M. Neale: Clinical Psychology. A textbook. ("Abnormal Psychology"). 6th, completely revised and updated edition. Belz PVU, Weinheim 2002, ISBN 3-621-27458-8 .