Jaicee on 02 June 2019
| Ka-pi96 said: The same as sex. Just a more kid friendly way to say it so you don't actually have to explain what sex means. |
I think that's essentially how most people view it, but I don't know if the two things are synonymous in actual practice. If they were, in fact, the exact same thing, we probably wouldn't have controversies over who should be allowed to use the women's restroom or locker room (e.g. is that respectful to the basic privacy and safety of women and girls?) or over whether it's fair for men (sorry, "male-bodied persons") to compete in women's sports leagues, or whether one has to be heterosexual to qualify as an authentic lesbian, etc. etc. etc. Sex and gender seem to be two different things in practice.
