How to Use gender identity in a Sentence
gender identity
noun-
And more than one in ten has been evicted from their homes because of gender identity.
— Essence, 9 June 2022 -
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 -
And some trans people are able to live fully in their gender identity without it.
— Aj Willingham and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 June 2022 -
In the film, the character’s gender identity was not discussed.
— Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022 -
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 -
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 -
How much leeway do parents have in pulling their children out of lessons on gender identity?
— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 -
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 -
There have been battles over book bans, gender identity and women’s rights.
— Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 -
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 -
For others, the topic of gender identity may be new and confusing.
— Thaddeus Cramer, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023 -
They had been bullied in the past due to their gender identity, according to their family.
— Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 -
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 -
California law protects the right of trans children to play in sports that match their gender identity.
— Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024 -
Some may go on hormone therapy to help align their body with their gender identity.
— Carla A. Pfeffer, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2022 -
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 -
In 2021, Reeves passed an anti-trans sports bill that barred transgender girls from playing on teams that align with their gender identity.
— Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Transitioning to one's true gender identity can come with a lot of skin changes, so Davis created treatments to help with the process.
— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 30 June 2024 -
Relatives of the 10th-grader said he had been bullied over his gender identity.
— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Jennifer Finney Boylan is set to publish a new book about gender identity.
— Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024 -
The gender identity of a mascot for a beloved cereal brand is at the center of recent social media claims.
— Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022 -
Eighteen states ban trans girls from playing on school sports teams in alignment with their gender identity, and nine of those laws were enacted this year.
— Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 -
Only 43% of respondents whose gender identity differs from the one assigned at birth are out to most of their colleagues.
— Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 June 2022 -
There was an open-mindedness and empathy to the reception of Koubek and his gender identity and expression in the 1930s.
— Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024 -
And what are the different labels someone can use to describe their gender identity?
— Perri O. Blumberg, Women's Health, 21 July 2023 -
Health, arguably, is not the point—rather, expressing gender identity is.
— Graham Gallagher, The New Republic, 25 Nov. 2022 -
Black trans women are fighting a battle on two fronts — one related to their race and the other having to do with their gender identity.
— Jaden Edison, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Aug. 2022 -
The teen went public with their gender identity at school this year, announcing a different name and pronouns to friends and teachers.
— Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022 -
For Book, their biggest magical moment as a trans person was the ritual of changing their name and gender identity.
— Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024 -
The ad hits Cruz’s opponent, Allred, for his past support of policies that allow transgender student-athletes to compete on sports teams that match their gender identity.
— Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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