[Nathan Zachary]

It isn't hard to think that even in those days, sexual diseases were well known, so the virgin bride wasn't just for ego and jealosy reasons, it was to protect from getting them and it's spread.
Woman diseases therefore would be thought spread woman to woman, or from whoredom. Also, the topic around Deut 22 is about chasity and faithfullness to the spouse. It stands to reason that this cross dressing verse also refers to homosexual behavior, rather than something off topic.

[thoughtomator]

If you read the whole of Deut. 22, you will see that it is the misrepresentation of a bride as a virgin that is addressed. Combined with the fact of all other verses in that chapter being about representing oneself honestly and respecting the property of others, there is no case to be made that the purpose of that chapter is to prescribe rules of sexual morality.