> >
> >you could start by addressing your request for donations to BOTH genders,
> >rather than just'gentlemen'.
> >
> I was always under the impression that there were two sexes and three
> genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.  I have the feeling that the
> neuters are not getting the recognition they well deserve.
>

There are at least two sexes (more if you observe the variety of
combinations of XXY, XXXX, etc.) and many more genders, depending upon
your cultural site - e.g., one Native American tribe's "benache."
The term of address in a letter is not, however, addressed to a gender, but
to an unknown or unspecified person or people.
And yes, I know, this is all light and in good fun, not a serious
disagreement . . .


R Perry Univ California, San Diego