gender-neutral
adjective
: not referring to either sex but only to people in general
gender-neutral language
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Men and women can both still volunteer, and the remaining places will be filled by a gender-neutral draft lottery.
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
An employee told Mirror Indy that staffers were no longer using gender-neutral bathrooms or displaying their pronouns.
—Mary Claire Malloy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Down the hall were dressing rooms, refurbished with showers, gender-neutral bathrooms, and air-conditioning.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Sweden reintroduced a gender-neutral draft in 2017 citing worsening security conditions, while Norway became the first NATO country to implement gender-equal conscription in 2013.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
An employee told Mirror Indy that staffers were no longer using gender-neutral bathrooms or displaying their pronouns.
—Mary Claire Malloy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Down the hall were dressing rooms, refurbished with showers, gender-neutral bathrooms, and air-conditioning.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Sweden reintroduced a gender-neutral draft in 2017 citing worsening security conditions, while Norway became the first NATO country to implement gender-equal conscription in 2013.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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“Gender-neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-neutral. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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