How one defines themselves with clothes, pronouns, how they carry themselves, etc (i.e. male, female, androgynous, etc). Different from sex- ex: a person may be born female (sex) but identify as male (gender), though for many, sex and gender are synonymous.
"I prefer female pronouns such as 'she' and 'her', because female is my gender." Or "My gender is androgynous, though my sex is male."
by be-bop-a-lula January 1, 2005
A property of nouns and pronouns.
A noun can have one of three genders, masculine, feminine, and neuter. Gender is never male or female; that is sex.
The gender of a noun may have little or no relation to the sex of its bearer. For example, in German, the word for dog is der Hund, which has masculine gender. A dog may be male or female, but the word for dog has masculine gender.
Radical feminists, effeminate men, and extremely ignorant people use the word to mean sex. They also ignorantly believe that the pronoun HE, when used to refer to someone of unknown sex, is offensive. Instead, they ignorantly and incorrectly use the word THEY to refer to a single person of unknown sex. Notice that French, German, Spanish, and other people have no trouble at all distinguishing sex and gender. A German is never offended by the word ER used to refer to someone of unknown sex, even though ER also means HE. That's because Germans are intelligent enough to know the difference between gender and sex, and that gender may have little to do with sex.
Even well-meaning organizations ask for you gender on applications now, but only out of ignorance. They surely want to know if you are male or female, not whether you enjoy eating butt or prancing on floats in parades.
A noun can have one of three genders, masculine, feminine, and neuter. Gender is never male or female; that is sex.
The gender of a noun may have little or no relation to the sex of its bearer. For example, in German, the word for dog is der Hund, which has masculine gender. A dog may be male or female, but the word for dog has masculine gender.
Radical feminists, effeminate men, and extremely ignorant people use the word to mean sex. They also ignorantly believe that the pronoun HE, when used to refer to someone of unknown sex, is offensive. Instead, they ignorantly and incorrectly use the word THEY to refer to a single person of unknown sex. Notice that French, German, Spanish, and other people have no trouble at all distinguishing sex and gender. A German is never offended by the word ER used to refer to someone of unknown sex, even though ER also means HE. That's because Germans are intelligent enough to know the difference between gender and sex, and that gender may have little to do with sex.
Even well-meaning organizations ask for you gender on applications now, but only out of ignorance. They surely want to know if you are male or female, not whether you enjoy eating butt or prancing on floats in parades.
by Cap'n Bullmoose April 20, 2005
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for its individuals. It is often considered a state of being, a mode of life.
When used to categorize individuals, it can be described as:
- social roles based on two distinct biological sexes (man and woman)
- personal identification based on the reiteration and repetition of the norms through which one is constituted by society and self-awareness (includes feminine, masculine, transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming)
When used to categorize individuals, it can be described as:
- social roles based on two distinct biological sexes (man and woman)
- personal identification based on the reiteration and repetition of the norms through which one is constituted by society and self-awareness (includes feminine, masculine, transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming)
1.: John believes in traditional gender roles.
2.: English doesn't officially have a gender-neutral pronoun so many people try making up one and many simply use the singular they.
3.: State your name, age and gender, please.
2.: English doesn't officially have a gender-neutral pronoun so many people try making up one and many simply use the singular they.
3.: State your name, age and gender, please.
by Lynx Hungaricus April 17, 2017
omg there can be more than two for all my genderqueer friends out there who decided to look up gender at least i have hope
there are more than two genders omg
by whoissamanyway May 24, 2019
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Gender can mean two different things.
1. Biological gender. This refers to your biological sex, such as female or male. Some are intersex, which means that their bodies can't quite be completely categorized as male or female.
2. Gender identity. This refers to one's own self image regarding gender based on the social structures of society and sometimes body dysphoria (the state of being significantly uncomfortable with your biological gender, not to be confused with body dysmorphia). Gender identity can be male, female, bigender, non-binary, et cetera. For some people their gender identity can align with their biological gender at birth, and for some others it might not. The view on gender varies between different societies and cultures.
1. Biological gender. This refers to your biological sex, such as female or male. Some are intersex, which means that their bodies can't quite be completely categorized as male or female.
2. Gender identity. This refers to one's own self image regarding gender based on the social structures of society and sometimes body dysphoria (the state of being significantly uncomfortable with your biological gender, not to be confused with body dysmorphia). Gender identity can be male, female, bigender, non-binary, et cetera. For some people their gender identity can align with their biological gender at birth, and for some others it might not. The view on gender varies between different societies and cultures.
"Tomatoes are actually fruits biologically, but we call them vegetables anyway because they fit more like it. It is kind of similar to how we use gender identity. If it doesn't feel like it fits, we'll call it by something more fitting."
"We found out the baby's gender today. Guess what? It'll be a beautiful baby boy!"
"I revealed my gender to my mom a couple of days ago. I explained how I felt and she hugged me tightly afterwards. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders!"
"The gym teacher split us into two different groups after our gender: boys were to stand to the left, and girls to the right."
"We found out the baby's gender today. Guess what? It'll be a beautiful baby boy!"
"I revealed my gender to my mom a couple of days ago. I explained how I felt and she hugged me tightly afterwards. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders!"
"The gym teacher split us into two different groups after our gender: boys were to stand to the left, and girls to the right."
by Asqaqa August 16, 2017