... As to the gender of the Alien image, to tell the truth, the subject didn't come up. I don't even know if the 'greys' have gender as we understand it. Whitley corrected the developing image to have a certain fragility, a vulnerability.
The discussion about the Alien's gender was not addressed, but the subject of their potential lack of a traditional human understanding of gender is brought up. Whitley altered the image to give it a sense of vulnerability.