變異的性行為

性少數: 6. 易裝癖者

著名的換穿異性服飾者 1

換穿異性服飾與戰爭

（從左至右） 穿成女孩的阿基里斯（Achilles）已經得到了武器（自古羅馬鑲嵌畫）、揮戈備戰的花木蘭（Hua Mulan，自中國畫）、身著盔甲的貞德（Joan of Arc，自當代油畫）。

Cross-dressing and war
(From the left) Achilles, dressed as a girl, has discovered the weapons (after an ancient Roman mosaic)
Hua Mulan preparing for battle (after a Chinese painting)                                                                    Joan of Arc dressed in her armor
(after a contemporary painting)

神話和歷史給我們提供了許多換穿異性服飾的例子。例如，傳奇武士阿基里斯（Achilles）的母親擔心阿基里斯也許會在特洛伊之戰中戰死。所以，她把兒子打扮成女孩，並把他藏匿在一位國王的女兒當中。但是，奧德修斯通過在王宮大廳裏展示珠寶和武器發現了阿基里斯不是女孩。當然，拿起武器的唯一“女孩”就是阿基里斯。他被當場徵集從軍，而且最終的確死於那場戰爭。另一位著名的人物，也極可能是傳奇故事中的人物，就是花木蘭，她是一位中國史詩中的女英雄人物，身披戎裝，替父從軍。在戰場上證實了英勇雄壯之後，她仍蜿拒所有的榮耀而解甲歸田，複歸女兒身[1]。歷史上真實的女伴男裝的人物是15世紀的村姑貞德（Joan of Arc），她領導法國軍隊戰勝了英國軍隊，最終被敵人捕獲，因其離經叛道被審判並被公然燒死在木樁上。

經常的情形是，她們的真實性別一直被隱瞞，直到她們自己暴露身份。這樣的事例直到20世紀晚近的時候仍有報導。如今，許多軍隊會接納婦女從軍，因而從前那種隱瞞性別身份的做法就不再必要。

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Minorities: 6. Transvestites

Famous Cross-dressers

Mythology and history offer many examples of cross-dressing. For example, the mother of the legendary warrior Achilles feared that he would be killed in the Trojan War. She therefore dressed him as a girl and hid him among the daughters of a supportive king. However, Odysseus discovered him by displaying both jewelry and weapons in the great hall of the palace. The only “girl” picking up the weapons was, of course, Achilles. He was recruited on the spot and eventually did die in the war. Another famous figure, probably also legendary, is the girl Hua Mulan, the heroine of an old Chinese poem, who dressed as a man and took her father’s place in the army. Recognized for her courage in battle, she nevertheless refused all honors and returned home to resume her life as a female. A true historical example is the 15th century peasant girl Joan of Arc, who led the French army to victory over the English. She was eventually captured by the enemy, tried for heresy and publicly burned at the stake.
However, in addition to these heroic figures, there have been examples in many wars of ordinary women dressing as men and joining regular armies. Most often, their true sex remained undiscovered until they themselves revealed it. Such cases have been reported until well into the 20th century. Today, many armies accept women soldiers, and therefore the former deception is no longer necessary.