[Ed Condon]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!

And there are three genders used in the English language, they are, masculine, feminine, and neuter.

Just filled out a couple of forms at the Senior Center, and crossed out “Gender”, and inked in “sex”.

[exDemMom]

I do not like to use the word "sex" to refer to a person's gender, because it is too suggestive of a physical act. I can't speak for others, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of those who use "gender" to refer to a person's physical male or femaleness avoids using the word "sex" in that context for the same reason.

I checked a couple of on-line dictionaries. The use of the word "gender" to refer to physical traits is correct.

gender (noun)

2. either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
the feminine gender.

Compare sex (def 1).

Full Definition of GENDER

2 a: sex < the feminine gender >
b: the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex