It's been given another meaning by idiots.
And we already have a perfectly good word for that meaning.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 13:34, archived)

Which is?

( Bob Todd whee, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 13:36, archived)

Sex.

( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 13:37, archived)

But sex isn't gender.
It's alright for you; you're the same gender as your sex. Not everyone is.
( Bob Todd whee, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 13:49, archived)