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Gender has until recently been a synonym for sex. If you are referring to gender identity, then use that term.
by collyw 7y ago
Gender has until recently been a synonym for sex. If you are referring to gender identity, then use that term.
- lightbyte 7y agoI don't know if I would say recently, this distinction started becoming used in the early 60s which was almost 60 years ago.
- collyw 7y agoNot where I grew up. UK, so we know the language fairly well.
- dragonwriter 7y agoGender was used synonymously with sex before the differences between the things known as ascribed gender, gender identity, and sex were identified and became things that needed distinct labels.