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- What should I write in gender?
- How do you address both genders?
- How do you refer to someone whose gender is unknown?
What should I write in gender?
When asking about sex as a category, words like male, female and intersex should be used. Gender identity refers to the internal/psychological sense of self, regardless of what sex a person was assigned at birth. When asking about gender as a category, words like woman, man, and trans* should be used.
How do you address both genders?
Gender-inclusive correspondence
And the salutation usually contains the same courtesy title: “Dear Ms. Brown,” “Dear Mr. Smith.” Moreover, when we don't know the receiver's name, we have been told in the past to use a salutation like “Dear Sir or Madam” in order to include both sexes.
How do you refer to someone whose gender is unknown?
Instead you should use gender-neutral language. A common way to do this is to use the plural 'they'. This is becoming more and more common in standard English.
