Male Woman
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The term attempted to emphasize the distinction between sex and gender. "Male" referred to the biological sex and "woman" referred to the gender of presentation. | The term attempted to emphasize the distinction between sex and gender. "Male" referred to the biological sex and "woman" referred to the gender of presentation. | ||
Critics considered the term to be an oxymoron and awkward to use. | Critics considered the term to be an oxymoron and awkward to use. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 29 June 2014
Male Woman was a term which never gained much acceptance, although it did have a brief resurgence in the suggested lexicon of the International Alliance in the late 1970s.
The term attempted to emphasize the distinction between sex and gender. "Male" referred to the biological sex and "woman" referred to the gender of presentation.
Critics considered the term to be an oxymoron and awkward to use.
