Thesaurus talk:transvestite

RFM discussion: June–December 2023
"Crossdresser" is a more common term for this now. It also feels weird having this thesaurus entry here. CitationsFreak: Accessed 2023/01/01 (talk) 16:30, 1 June 2023 (UTC)


 * - is borderline derogatory these days, so we shouldn't be using it as the generic term. Theknightwho (talk) 17:51, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * - I don't think transvestite is derogatory in the clinical sense (our current sense 2), but it's derogatory to apply it to transgender people and to drag queens. It's thus much more specific than cross-dresser (which bgc/ngrams says is the most common spelling is so if we move it, we should move it to Thesaurus:cross-dresser), a term which can include drag queens/kings. The vast majority of transgender people are of course not cross-dressers since they generally dress in clothes appropriate to their gender identity. If we move it to Thesaurus:cross-dresser, we should add drag queen and drag king to the synonyms, but should probably remove trans and shemale. —Mahāgaja · talk 10:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . Vininn126 (talk) 10:47, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment - At this time, transgender issues are a hot button political issue in the USA. My biggest work on this area on Wiktionary has been nailing down some senses at transgender. But I would say that a shift in the dictionary made because of purely political trend could ultimately undermine the legitimacy of the dictionary project in the eyes of the readers, so be cautious. I only say this because of the timing of events: there is a political focus on this area at this time. But I believe a legitimate, academically grounded decision can be made, and it may very well be that crossdresser should be the core word instead of transvestite. I have no further opinion on this, but I just wanted to flag this potential issue. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 11:05, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Moved. This, that and the other (talk) 12:35, 27 December 2023 (UTC)