diff --git a/code/modules/mob/gender.dm b/code/modules/mob/gender.dm
index 89ce795dc42..cd410ab8c93 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/gender.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/gender.dm
@@ -75,7 +75,4 @@ var/list/datum/gender/gender_datums = list()
 
 /atom/proc/get_pronoun(var/wordtype)
 	var/gender_to_use = get_gender()
-	return gender_datums[gender_to_use][wordtype]
-
-/mob/living/carbon/human/get_pronoun(var/wordtype)
-	return gender_datums[pronouns][wordtype]
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+	return gender_datums[gender_to_use][wordtype]
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diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 8aed4c86bfa..e310a9c1dda 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1156,10 +1156,10 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/get_gender()
 	var/skipitems = get_covered_clothes()
-	var/skipbody = get_covered_body_parts()
-	. = ..()
+	var/skipbody = get_covered_body_parts(TRUE)
 	if((skipbody & FACE || (skipitems & (HIDEMASK|HIDEFACE))) && ((skipbody & UPPER_TORSO && skipbody & LOWER_TORSO) || (skipitems & HIDEJUMPSUIT))) //big suits/masks/helmets make it hard to tell their gender
-		. = PLURAL
+		return PLURAL
+	return pronouns
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/increase_germ_level(n)
 	if(gloves)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-cloth_mask_identity.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-cloth_mask_identity.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1534fbfb9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-cloth_mask_identity.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Wearing thick clothing and gas masks now hide your gender again."
+  - tweak: "Clothing hiding gender is now restricted to thick clothing or clothing that explicitly obscures the face. This means cloth or surgical masks no longer does so."
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