gender-critical
adjective
(alsogender critical)uk/ˈdʒen.dəˌkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈdʒen.dɚˌkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/believingthatsexis afactofbiologythat cannot bechanged, anddoubtingtheideaofgenderidentity(= a person'sfeelingof beingmale,female, or anotheridentity,especiallywhen this is different from thesexthey were said to have atbirth):
Gender-criticalfeministsbelieveit islegitimatetoexcludetranswomen from some women-onlyspaces.
Sherejectedthesuggestionthat her gender-criticalviewswere transphobic andbigoted.
- Gender-criticalfeministsmayobjectto trans-inclusivelanguagesuch as the phrase “peoplewithuteruses”.
- Gender-criticalviewswerefoundto be aprotectedphilosophicalbeliefunder the EqualityAct.
- Hefirmlyrejectstheideathat it ispossibleto be both gender-critical and trans-positive.
- Somefeministsholdgender-criticalbeliefsand haveexpressedconcernsabout theideaofsexbeing aconstruct,ratherthan amaterialfact.