Gender redefinition as narrative rescue

Activist proponents of expansive gender concepts are increasingly shifting tactics—from arguing new biological science to reframing social categories—so that 'gender' becomes a catch‑all legal and institutional label that preserves policy gains even if underlying scientific claims remain contested. That strategic semantic shift turns definition fights into durable policy battlegrounds (executive orders, agency guidance, institutional rules) rather than purely academic disputes. — If true, this explains why semantic and administrative battles over terms (sex vs. gender) have outsized legal and political effects and why courts, agencies, and universities are now primary sites of the culture‑war struggle.