gender critical

or gen·der-crit·i·cal

[ jen-der krit-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. relating to, holding, or promoting the belief that sex ( def 2 ) is a binary and unchangeable characteristic that is determined at birth and that dictates a person's social, linguistic, and legal status or position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gender critical¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Judge Stephen Hellman said he could not rule out the possibility that this unfairness had been due Ali's gender critical beliefs.

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Judge Stephen Hellman said he could not rule out the possibility that this unfairness had been due Ali's gender critical beliefs.

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He has also denied people with gender critical beliefs, which include those who believe that people cannot change sex, were banned from expressing their views at the Green Party conference.

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The Green Party discriminated against former deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali because of his gender critical beliefs, a court has ruled.

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A member of the Green Party LGBTIQA+ group has written a motion to be debated at the group's AGM that would have classed the gender critical movement as inherently hateful but it has since been withdrawn.

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