Abstract
Crossdressing is the phenomenon of using clothes or other accessories that do not match their gender. The crossdressing phenomenon is negatively stigmatized and the perpetrators are vulnerable to discrimination. The purpose of this study is to find out the experiences, motives, and meanings of men becoming a crossdresser, as well as to reveal the self-concept of crossdressing men. This research method uses qualitative and Alfred Schutz's phenomenological approach. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the experience experienced by male crossdressers is a factor in the formation of self-concept. The motives in this study were found to be because of motives, namely the influence of a female-dominated family, getting feminine exposure since childhood, the influence of Japanese culture-loving groups such as anime and manga, liking fashion, and feeling comfortable in women's clothing. Meanwhile, the in order to motives found are wanting to display beauty, wanting to get praise, wanting to educate about the world of crossdressing to fellow crossdressers, and wanting to make a profit. The meaning of crossdressing is crossdressing as art, as an expression of fashion, hobby, and self. The self-concept of male crossdressing members of the Indonesian Crossdresser community is heterosexual, homosexual, private, open, and has a positive self-concept.
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