cross-dressing
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She was also a master of disguise, her cross-dressing outfits so carefully designed that law enforcement officials, studying bank surveillance tapes, had no idea they were chasing a woman.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
But Erica Ford, as a cross-dressing game poacher and archer-in-disguise named Ralph, provides the kind of character and performance that delivers new blood and enlivens an old story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
One of the most distinct elements of traditional Molly dancing is the use of cross-dressing, according to the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
The disgraced former lawmaker tweeted that he will record personalized short videos using the cross-dressing alter ego that he abandoned nearly two decades ago, for anyone who wants to pay.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
There’s even a duo with a woman cross-dressing as Kenny Rogers for a rendition of “Islands in the Stream.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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