I think it would be a stretch for stranger to be a female, but as Voodoo Hand points out, there are no definite signs that he's a male. If he were human, we'd know he was male, but we've met very few steef. And the female grubb leader sounded male, but clearly wasn't. Also, I don't know whether "shoulders wider than hips" applies to all mammals. It very well could, I'm just saying I wouldn't bet the farm.
As for lorne saying hes a he and the clint connection let me say this--every good storyteller knows the value of misdirection. If Stranger were to turn out to be female I don't think its impossible that OWI would've kept it under wraps in order to surprise everyone.
I think Stranger being female solves the scrawny, no horns problems quite nicely. I think it is--at best--a remote possibility, but why write it off without considering? Of course, if someone has official vital stats of Stranger which explicitly state his male and virile nature, this could actually be case closed.
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