That is an interesting question and one that I am willing to hypothesize about and start the discussion. It is rare that I see transvestites dress in granny panties, casual clothing, and subdued makeup, so I think it is safe to say that it is different than being a female transexual. They have fetishized the clothing itself and identified lacy and revealing feminine clothing with sexuality. Many transvestites talk about dressing up and masturbating without going in public or appearing in front of their sexual partners, although many add public humiliation and appearances to their sexual stimulation at a later point, so I will stick to my original statement that it starts with identifying sexuality with female clothing and particularly female clothing designed to be attractive to other people. But there must be something more, since they choose clothing that IS sexually provocative as opposed to wearing pink tshirts and sweats. They must hope in some way that they will take on an aspect of the female that inspires them. In this forum in particular, they desire to be seen by Black men as sexually desirable and hope that they might be exposed to them and become sexual objects for Black male lust, which is the culmination of their fantasies. Feel free to respond and nuance my hypothesis from your experience.