Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-108.245.27.29-20141109222342/@comment-10733658-20141110024819

Yeah, Transvestites and cross-dressing are different from being Transsexual/Transgender. The two can sometimes be related, but are not the same thing. One is merely chosing to dress as the opposite sex for whatever reason, while the other is a matter of the external sex characteristics not matching with the mental/neurological gender identity. Truth be told, science is really just beginning to scratch the surface in understanding all the factors that make up our gender, since even in terms of biology stuff can get pretty complicated. (Chromosomal disorders, intersex traits, neurological makeup, and all kinds of other factors.)  Like you mentioned, there are people who chose to dress as male but identity as female, due to discomfort or confidence issues. But they still identity as female, which is different from someone that genuinely does not relate to or accept their assigned sex or physiology.