Despite being used interchangeably, ‘gender’ is not a synonym for ‘sex.’
Friend,
‘Gender’ is not a synonym for ‘sex.’
As much as the Left tries to use ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ as interchangeable terms, they are NOT.That is important for policymakers to know, especially when rewriting laws designed to protect the female sex.
‘Sex’ is a scientific term that refers to either of the two categories of individuals (male or female) that occur in most species.
‘Gender’ is a term borrowed from grammar that refers to cultural expectations regarding females and males.
‘Gender identity’ is a subjective term that refers to how a person perceives him- or herself.
These are definitions. Facts. Not interpretations.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak about women and women’s rights in a common language. Today, science deniers refuse to acknowledge the biological basis of womanhood and are deliberately attempting to decouple the legal meaning of ‘sex’ from biology. Conflating ‘sex’ with ‘gender’ opens the door to inaccurate claims that sex is neither objective nor fixed.
We can’t fight sex discrimination if we can’t define sex.
Using ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ as synonyms creates a misperception that laws intended to prohibit sex discrimination require businesses, schools, and public facilities to allow biological males to self-identify into women’s private spaces (shelters, dorm rooms, prisons, hospital rooms, etc). It also opens the door for males to take athletic, educational, and professional opportunities from females.
