Technically you're right. But If I was a researcher, I would stay clear of using a term that could be understood as some kind of endorsement of toxic masculini

Technically you're right. But If I was a researcher, I would stay clear of using a term that could be understood as some kind of endorsement of toxic masculinity, heteronormativity or whatever. Better to use the slightly less accurate term, overloading its original meaning with a new one, and avoid being the subject of a witch hunt.