sex and gender are not the same thing but are broadly understood by society to mean the same thing, hence the confusion
gender is the social construct, sex is biological, but both exist as a spectrum. our strictly delineated categories exist more for societal convenience and control.
gender as a spectrum is well understood in these spaces but if the sex part is tripping you up just remember that intersex people are roughly as common as natural redheads, the difference being that society doesn't look at someone who is a redhead and say "yeah that's a brunette".
sex and gender are not the same thing but are broadly understood by society to mean the same thing, hence the confusion
gender is the social construct, sex is biological, but both exist as a spectrum. our strictly delineated categories exist more for societal convenience and control.
gender as a spectrum is well understood in these spaces but if the sex part is tripping you up just remember that intersex people are roughly as common as natural redheads, the difference being that society doesn't look at someone who is a redhead and say "yeah that's a brunette".