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Definition of gender binary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gender binary

noun
 
/ˌdʒendə ˈbaɪnəri/
 
/ˌdʒendər ˈbaɪnəri/,
 
/ˌdʒendər ˈbaɪneri/
[usually singular]
(often the gender binary)
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  1. 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.
    compare non-binaryTopics People in societyc2
previously
adverb
 
 
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