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."

—The Chicago Tribune

Examples of gender identity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump has promised to reinstate his ban on trans people enlisting in the military and a Title IX policy that prohibited trans students from using bathrooms that aligned with their gender identities. —Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024

This could significantly impact social policy and cultural perceptions around gender identity. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024

Over the summer, the state enacted a law that prohibits schools from mandating that teachers notify families about student gender identity changes. —Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

This is read by most cardinals as a plea to elect a liberal and that’s ultimately where the conclave lands, with a pope whose gender identity is, however accidentally, a radical step forward for the church. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gender identity

noun

: a person's internal sense of being male, female, some combination of male and female, or neither male nor female

Medical Definition

gender identity

noun

: a person's internal sense of being male, female, some combination of male and female, or neither male or female