The definitions of “sex” and “gender” have become a central issue of today’s “culture war” because of their expanding definition. However, is this expansion really a recent development? Hébert argues that “sex” and “gender” have always been treated expansively, encompassing more than just biological differences. Hébert’s proof: decades of United States Supreme Court precedent.
L. Camille Hébert, Defining “Woman”: Biological Sex and Gender, 27 J. Gender, Race & Just. 327 (2024).