GENDERBINARY

Gender binary

The gender binary, also referred to as gender binarism, is the classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine. It is one general type of a gender system. As one of the core principles of genderism, it can describe a social boundary that discourages people from crossing or mixing gender roles, or from identifying with third forms of gender expression altogether. It can also represent some of the prejudices which stigmatize intersex and transgender people, especially those that are genderqueer — individuals who may not always fit neatly into the gender binary.

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gender binary

Noun

  1. A view of gender whereby people are categorized exclusively as either male or female, often basing gender on biological sex.


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