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by estsauver 3298 days ago
The distinction that's often used is "Sex" vs "Gender" to distinguish between the two different usages. Sex is biological Male/Female whereas Gender is the social roles a person is performing.
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>Sex is biological Male/Female whereas Gender is the social roles a person is performing.

Only in the framework of some fringe theories. Most people do not make that distinction because they believe that there isn't one.