Sex is the biological category, whereas gender is the culturally shaped expression of sexual difference: the masculine way in which men should behave and the feminine way in which women should behave.
So since it’s people talking about the biological male/femaleness they’re literally imposing cultural values on it right there, which I think qualifies as gendering.
culturally shaped expression of sexual difference: the masculine way in which men should behave and the feminine way in which women should behave
(Emphasis mine) This is where I struggle with the difference between sex and gender. I was raised to believe that there is no “should” here. Some biological male people were effeminate; some biological female people, masculine;* and most are a mix, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’ve always believed that it was a cultural observation, not a cultural obligation that the majority of males were masculine and females feminine.
The Oxford Dictionary says:
So since it’s people talking about the biological male/femaleness they’re literally imposing cultural values on it right there, which I think qualifies as gendering.
(Emphasis mine) This is where I struggle with the difference between sex and gender. I was raised to believe that there is no “should” here. Some biological male people were effeminate; some biological female people, masculine;* and most are a mix, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’ve always believed that it was a cultural observation, not a cultural obligation that the majority of males were masculine and females feminine.
You’re not able to gender someone else though, if someone says they’re female, you can’t go ‘No, you’re male’
They can’t say anything though.