The article proposes a new definition of gender, suggesting improvements to trans-inclusive approaches that currently exist.
Ameliorative approaches to gender propose ways of defining gender terms which are intended to be trans-inclusive. In this article, I discuss two such proposals and find them wanting. I suggest a new ameliorative definition which aims to improve on those already in the literature.
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