diff --git a/code/__defines/mobs.dm b/code/__defines/mobs.dm
index 08c180a195..54d5e473b7 100644
--- a/code/__defines/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/mobs.dm
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@
/// Used by human/get_visible_gender(user, force) to return the mob's identifying gender
#define VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_IDENTIFYING 2
-/// Used by human/get_visible_gender(user, force) to return the mob's biological gender
-#define VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_BIOLOGICAL 3
+/// Used by human/get_visible_gender(user, force) to return the mob's body type
+#define VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_BODYTYPE 3
// Dexterity levels for mob/proc/check_dexterity
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/01_basic.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/01_basic.dm
index 14a516a999..839073845e 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/01_basic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/general/01_basic.dm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
. += "Nickname: "
. += "[pref.nickname]"
. += "
"
- . += "Biological Sex: [gender2text(pref.biological_gender)]
"
+ . += "Body Type: [gender2text(pref.biological_gender)]
"
. += "Pronouns: [gender2text(pref.identifying_gender)]
"
. += "Age: [pref.age]
"
. += "Spawn Point: [pref.spawnpoint]
"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
return TOPIC_NOACTION
else if(href_list["bio_gender"])
- var/new_gender = input(user, "Choose your character's biological sex:", "Character Preference", pref.biological_gender) as null|anything in get_genders()
+ var/new_gender = input(user, "Choose your character's body type:", "Character Preference", pref.biological_gender) as null|anything in get_genders()
if(new_gender && CanUseTopic(user))
pref.set_biological_gender(new_gender)
return TOPIC_REFRESH_UPDATE_PREVIEW
diff --git a/code/modules/lore_codex/lore_data/species.dm b/code/modules/lore_codex/lore_data/species.dm
index 61a2c38cb0..4ddbb733ae 100644
--- a/code/modules/lore_codex/lore_data/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/lore_codex/lore_data/species.dm
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@
is an obnoxiously warm, humid planet requiring structures to be built within large, atmospherically-filtered 'tent-like' domes. \
Prometheans take on vague visual and vocal features of the species they cohabitate with, sharing their predecessors' tendency to mimic nearby entities, \
though in physical form additionally; this is seemingly more important in their own development, as well. Despite their taken appearances, \
- there is no known existence of a divergence between a biologically 'male' or 'female' form of the species, leading most to believe they are in fact asexual, \
- as their predecessors are."
+ there is no known sexual differentiation between individuals, and they are widely accepted to be an asexual species, as their predecessors are."
// Vatborn Lore
/datum/lore/codex/page/vatborn/add_content()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 7274174177..5a3ed7299a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
return PLURAL
if (VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_IDENTIFYING)
return get_gender()
- if (VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_BIOLOGICAL)
+ if (VISIBLE_GENDER_FORCE_BODYTYPE)
return gender
else
if ((wear_mask || (head?.flags_inv & HIDEMASK)) && (wear_suit?.flags_inv & HIDEJUMPSUIT))
@@ -1672,4 +1672,4 @@
return species.get_move_trail(src)
/mob/living/carbon/human/hearing_boost_range()
- return (hearing_boost_range + species.hearboost)
\ No newline at end of file
+ return (hearing_boost_range + species.hearboost)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
index 47864b7058..30eb22604f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
mob_push_flags = ~HEAVY
mob_swap_flags = ~HEAVY
- var/identifying_gender // In case the human identifies as another gender than it's biological
+ var/identifying_gender // In case the human identifies as another gender than it's base body type
var/list/descriptors // For comparative examine code