so at a recent work meeting we were looking at our anti-discrimination rules, and of the things it specifically protects is "gender expression" (in addition to gender identity, sexuality etc)

one of my coworkers said that "gender expression is not a thing" which is a claim i've never heard before.

for context she's young, studies gender academically (which means her discourse is often different from mine) and she seems generally cool with both gay and trans people. like, i don't think she's a TERF at least.

still, i'm wondering if this is the catchphrase of some type of person i should stay away from, or if this is a thing in gender academia or whatever. thankful for advice!

@em It might be the same sort of thing as when a physics person says "centrifugal force doesn't exist" (being more about a technical definition). Gender expression may not be terminology that exists in the academic literature, or at least not as something distinct from the other terminology. This however is just a guess intended as a charitable reading of the situation.
@STEMfriend yeah that was my thought too, since she's seemed trans supportive so far. in that case i was hoping someone on here would know that as well