gender
Example Sentences
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It points to histories of performance where gender was fluid in practice, if not always in name.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The state law explicitly permits, however, providing “assistance to a person undergoing gender transition.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Under fair lending laws, companies are not allowed to enact policies that would have disparate impacts on certain groups of customers, such as people of a particular race or gender.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
An African American woman, she was adept even in environments where her gender or race made her an outsider.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.