Gender changers are devices that change the end of a cable into another type, allowing two cable assemblies with the same or different genders to mate. Male connectors are devices that contain solid pins and, optionally, latches that snap into place. Female connectors are devices that receive pins to form an electrical connection. There are four types of gender changers: male, female, male-to-female, and female-to-male. Male gender changers are male on both sides and used to mate two female-ended cables that could not otherwise be connected to each other. Similarly, female gender changers are female on both sides and used to mate two male-ended cables that could not otherwise be connected to each other. Male-to-female gender changers convert a male connector into a female connector that can be mated with another male connector. Female-to-male connectors change a female connector into a male connector that can be mated with another female connector.