gender identity
noun
: a person's internal sense of being male, female, some combination of male and female, or neither male nor female
Facebook provides more than 50 options beyond "male" and "female" for users to describe their gender identity, from "gender questioning" and "neither" to "androgynous."—
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Slusser will be doing this despite being at the forefront of the lawsuit against the Mountain West over Fleming's presence on the team and the lawsuit against the NCAA over its policies on gender identity headed by Riley Gaines.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
School sports bans, another legislative trend may prevent transgender youth from participating in athletics consistent with their gender identity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Owens regularly takes conservative—or extreme—positions on gender identity, racial issues and more.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The congressional bathroom ban is the latest transgender policy battle
Ohio joins at least 14 other states in banning transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
School sports bans, another legislative trend may prevent transgender youth from participating in athletics consistent with their gender identity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Owens regularly takes conservative—or extreme—positions on gender identity, racial issues and more.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The congressional bathroom ban is the latest transgender policy battle
Ohio joins at least 14 other states in banning transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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