Index: src/game/g_client.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_client.c	(revision 945)
+++ src/game/g_client.c	(working copy)
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@
   char      c2[ MAX_INFO_STRING ];
   char      userinfo[ MAX_INFO_STRING ];
   team_t    team;
+  gender_t  sex;
 
   ent = g_entities + clientNum;
   client = ent->client;
@@ -1115,6 +1116,16 @@
   else
     client->ps.persistant[ PERS_STATE ] &= ~PS_WALLCLIMBINGTOGGLE;
 
+  // gender
+  s = Info_ValueForKey( userinfo, "sex" );
+
+  if( Q_stricmp( s, "male" ) == 0 )
+    sex = GENDER_MALE;
+  else if( Q_stricmp( s, "female" ) == 0 )
+    sex = GENDER_FEMALE;
+  else
+    sex = GENDER_NEUTER;
+
   // teamInfo
   s = Info_ValueForKey( userinfo, "teamoverlay" );
 
@@ -1143,10 +1154,10 @@
   Com_sprintf( userinfo, sizeof( userinfo ),
     "n\\%s\\t\\%i\\model\\%s\\hmodel\\%s\\c1\\%s\\c2\\%s\\"
     "hc\\%i\\w\\%i\\l\\%i\\tt\\%d\\"
-    "tl\\%d\\ig\\%16s",
+    "tl\\%d\\ig\\%16s\\g\\%d",
     client->pers.netname, team, model, model, c1, c2,
     client->pers.maxHealth, client->sess.wins, client->sess.losses, teamTask,
-    teamLeader, BG_ClientListString( &client->sess.ignoreList ) );
+    teamLeader, BG_ClientListString( &client->sess.ignoreList ), sex );
 
   trap_SetConfigstring( CS_PLAYERS + clientNum, userinfo );
 
Index: src/cgame/cg_players.c
===================================================================
--- src/cgame/cg_players.c	(revision 945)
+++ src/cgame/cg_players.c	(working copy)
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@
   v = Info_ValueForKey( configstring, "tl" );
   newInfo.teamLeader = atoi( v );
 
+  // gender
+  v = Info_ValueForKey( configstring, "g" );
+  newInfo.gender = atoi( v );
+
   // model
   v = Info_ValueForKey( configstring, "model" );
   Q_strncpyz( newInfo.modelName, v, sizeof( newInfo.modelName ) );