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		nostromo on May 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The ACLU Has Lost Its Way In general "male" refers to sex, "men" to gender. While I agree the comment could be written more kindly, this comment was referring to biological sex, not gender identity.

tiahura on May 10, 2022 [–]

“In general "male" refers to sex, "men" to gender.”

For the 99% of the world’s population that hasn’t been browbeat into submissivenesses, they are the same.

nostromo on May 10, 2022 | [–]

Sure, I agree. But my point is that the commenter did not misgender anyone, even by the general standards of the trans community.

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