bool GenderTest = false; while(GenderTest == false){ cout << endl << "Please type your character's gender: "; cin >> charGENDER; if(charGENDER == "Male" || charGENDER == "MALE" || charGENDER == "male" || charGENDER == "Female" | charGENDER == "FEMALE" || charGENDER == "female") { GenderTest = true; } }