gender binary
noun[Cusually singular]
(alsogender-binary)uk/ˈdʒen.də ˌbaɪ.nər.i/us/ˈdʒen.dɚ ˌbaɪ.nɚ.i/theideathat there are only twogendersand everyone is eithermaleorfemale:
At thattimethegenderbinarywaspervasiveandunquestioned.
Leeidentifiesoutsideof thegenderbinary.
Someculturesimposea veryrigidgenderbinarywhileothersdo not.
See also
non-binary
- Thedadwhojokesthat he is "thewife"reinforcesthegenderbinary.
- It's ashamethatevenin somepartsof thetranscommunitythere stillremainsthisinclinationtowards agenderbinary.
- Sheoffereda newmodelof the gender-binary thatplacedthe androgyne orhermaphroditeat theradicalcentre.