Gender-blind

//ˈd͡ʒɛndɚˌblaɪnd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.

    "I note, however, no universal gender-blind pronoun is recommended. If we all use different third pronouns, they’ll become fourth, fifth, 200th pronouns, and clarity will be lost."

Example

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"I note, however, no universal gender-blind pronoun is recommended. If we all use different third pronouns, they’ll become fourth, fifth, 200th pronouns, and clarity will be lost."

Etymology

From gender + blind, by analogy with color blind (“holding no prejudice based on skin color; not paying attention to skin color”).

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