The term is often used negatively. Often used to describe an assertive, somewhat masculine lesbian. Closet case . May involve only closest friends, or family members and employer. The most commonly-used term, having replaced transvestite .
Transsexuals often use electrolysis.
Drag queen, drag king. Fetishism, fetishistic . Sometimes used to mean expressly male or female. Replaces hermaphrodite . At one time meant homosexual .