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- Aug 31, 2022
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PSA: Stop saying "opposite sex"

Updated: Mar 13

It's dismayingly common to see the language "opposite sex" when someone really means "different gender." Neither sex nor gender are binaries and there are more than two, so "opposite" is neither accurate nor inclusive. Please update your word choice accordingly.

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