Crossdressing boys

Note: Crossdressing means wearing the clothes of the other gender, often without any sexual implication. Most commonly it is men wearing women's clothes. It is less serious than transvestism, which implies a serious commitment.

Historically, boys who wore girls' clothing, usually for erotic purposes, are found in many cultures. An erotic purpose would be turning men on so as to turn them into prostitution clients. No one found it offensive that men were having sex with boys or turning boys into prostitutes. (What women thought about this was of absolutely no interest.) Partial or complete removal of genitalia (castration) was routine. The Jewish doctors of Spain were recognized as the best castrators, usually of boy slaves, whose price went up if they were castrated. Still,