Merriam-Webster Dictionary Updates Definition of 'Female' to Include 'Gender Identity'

Joseph Summers : Jul 20, 2022
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The change, which apparently took place in 2020, was brought to wider attention on Tuesday by conservative commentator Matt Walsh.

[LifeSiteNews.com] The Merriam-Webster Dictionary now includes "gender identity" in the definition of female. (Image: Pixabay)

The change, which apparently took place in 2020, became more widely known after conservative commentator Matt Walsh brought attention to it with a tweet he published on Tuesday.

"It was bound to happen. Merriam-Webster has changed its dictionary definition of 'female' to appease the trans activists," Walsh wrote.

The venerable American dictionary, first published by Noah Webster in 1828 and purchased by Merriam Co. in 1843, now lists among the definitions of female "having a gender identity that is the opposite of male." A similar change took place within the dictionary's definition of "male," with the entry now including "having a gender identity that is the opposite of female"...Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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