Science and Politics May Collide As US FDA Offers More Precise Definitions Of Sex And Gender

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

The draft guidance clarifies that sex and gender are not interchangeable, but could be vulnerable in the Trump Administration as Republicans have argued against transgender medical care and that sex and gender must be congruent.

Two traffic signs that say "sex" and "gender" pointed in different directions.
New FDA draft guidance clarifies the difference between sex and gender. (Shutterstock)

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