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
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Twenty-six states since 2020 have passed laws prohibiting transgender children and teens from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project, which tracks LGBTQ laws.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs most high school sports in California, permits transgender athletes to join teams based on their gender identity.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Her post was in reference to her push to ban transgender people from using restrooms at the Capitol that correspond with their gender identity.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
However, despite the 2012 update to PREA, a 2020 investigation by NBC News found that trans inmates are rarely housed according to their gender identity.
—Joe Kottke, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs most high school sports in California, permits transgender athletes to join teams based on their gender identity.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Her post was in reference to her push to ban transgender people from using restrooms at the Capitol that correspond with their gender identity.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
However, despite the 2012 update to PREA, a 2020 investigation by NBC News found that trans inmates are rarely housed according to their gender identity.
—Joe Kottke, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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