That's one way to cash out the distinction, but "gender" can also mean sex. This usage (at least in English) dates back to the 13th century. At best, it's ambi

That's one way to cash out the distinction, but "gender" can also mean sex. This usage (at least in English) dates back to the 13th century. At best, it's ambiguous. You can't really know what someone means by "gender" without context, such as the mentioning of the sex/gender distinction. "Gender" has become somewhat of an auto-acronym.