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gender binary
[ jen-der bahy-nuh-ree, ân±đ°ù-±đ±đ ]
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. â
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gender binary1
Example Sentences
In our latest investigative series in "The Anti-Trans Hate Machine," we dug deep into the obsession of paramilitary groups with trans people and enforcing the gender binary and the way in which they were using that in order to recruit and keep themselves alive during the Biden administration, and then to make common cause with local Republican politicians, to strengthen their bonds.
Meanwhile, the label ânonbinaryâ is often used by those âwho do not subscribe to the gender binary,â according to the organizationâs glossary.
"And certainly in the circles that I've been in... there is more acceptance and openness, and people are more comfortable expressing themselves in things outside the gender binary."
In this room full of transgender people, the weight of a gender binary disappears.
For Trump and the GOP, trans people are at best a convenient culture-war scapegoat, while others in the party seem to genuinely feel disgust for anyone who doesnât conform to their idea of the gender binary.
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