gender binary
[ jen-der bahy-nuh-ree, ‐ner-ee ]
noun
a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female.
a concept or belief that there are only two genders and that one's sex or gender assigned at birth will align with traditional social constructs of masculine and feminine identity, expression, and sexuality.
Origin of gender binary
1First recorded in 1980–90
Words Nearby gender binary
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How to use gender binary in a sentence
There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Consider, for example, the perspectives of many transgender Jews and of Jews who do not subscribe to the gender binary.
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