How to Use gender identity in a Sentence
gender identity
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And more than one in ten has been evicted from their homes because of gender identity.
—Essence, 9 June 2022
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The lawsuit says Texas does not aim to deny health care based on gender identity.
—Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022
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Weighed down by the questions about her gender identity that the assessments had thrown up, Imali went to speak to her mother.
—CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2022
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Transgender clients often use those services to help match the tone and pitch of their voice to their gender identity.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022
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That would seem to provide a promising foundation to explore the tricky lines of gender identity and the twisty byways of love.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
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Olsen said the study's long-term scope has enabled researchers to see how gender identity language has evolved.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 4 May 2022
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Pull-ups aren’t for everyone, but your gender identity shouldn’t stand in your way.
—Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
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And some trans people are able to live fully in their gender identity without it.
—Aj Willingham and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 June 2022
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In the film, the character’s gender identity was not discussed.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022
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And Knapp’s 14-year-old son, who is trans, had come home multiple times and said friends could no longer hang out with him because of his gender identity.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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Musk's child has asked for both a name change and a new birth certificate reflecting a new gender identity.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 June 2022
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One of the main changes is the removal of an option to select a different gender identity than male or female.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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More recently in the U.S., a slew of bills have been proposed seeking to ban trans athletes from school teams that align with their gender identity.
—Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
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How much leeway do parents have in pulling their children out of lessons on gender identity?
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
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If signed by the governor, the bill would expand a decade-old law that allows students to use a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
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At the time, Musk cited California’s gender identity law as the reason for the move.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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There have been battles over book bans, gender identity and women’s rights.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
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Police have said the killing was not related to Sanders' gender identity.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2021
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His mother, Sue Benedict, has said that Nex, who used he/him and they/them pronouns, was bullied due to his gender identity.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
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Those living in the U.S. will be able to change their documents to correspond with their gender identity at no cost.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2022
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For others, the topic of gender identity may be new and confusing.
—Thaddeus Cramer, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
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They had been bullied in the past due to their gender identity, according to their family.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
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Now she is allowed to use a closer bathroom and one that is in accordance with her gender identity.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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California law protects the right of trans children to play in sports that match their gender identity.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
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Janelle Monáe is opening up about her gender identity with the Smith family.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022
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Somewhere along the way, Amelia's feelings about gender identity started to change.
—Matt Villano, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
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The suspect's gender identity has not yet been confirmed by the sheriff's office.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2021
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Some may go on hormone therapy to help align their body with their gender identity.
—Carla A. Pfeffer, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2022
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Gender is a spectrum, and there is no right or wrong way to discover your gender identity and your pronouns.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022
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While some critics of the therapies suggest those under the age of 19 should wait until adulthood to transition, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that’s an outdated approach that assumes gender identity is fixed at a certain age.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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