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by fsckboy 1219 days ago
I don't like dictionaries, I like research.

Merriam-Webster 2018 says, sense 1 abc [gramatical gender] but sense 2 is all about sex.

>2a SEX ...

>2b the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex

http://web.archive.org/web/20181125203538/https://www.merria...

it doesn't mention gender identity, but gender identity is a perfectly good word for gender identity.

I don't have access to the OED here but I'm sure we'd see a similar timeline.