* Regarding “It’s No Longer Just About Sex,” Commentary, July 18: The changes in society Carl Pearlston describes have nothing to do with why “gender” is replacing “sex” on forms. The real

reason is that the principal meaning of “sex” these days is “intercourse” rather than “difference between male and female.” People who create forms use “gender” because it’s safer, less

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