gender binary
noun/ˌdʒendə ˈbaɪnəri/
/ˌdʒendər ˈbaɪnəri/, /ˌdʒendər ˈbaɪneri/
[usually singular] (often the gender binary)
- a way of considering people's gender in which all people are considered to be either male or female
- There has been an increase in the number of people who identify outside of the gender binary.
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