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

But the new rules did not address whether transgender students should be able to play on sports teams corresponding to their gender identity. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024

Restricted access to information on safer binding that does exist Because discussing gender identity is banned or restricted in schools in 14 states, trans and nonbinary people often struggle to access information about trans-specific issues such as binding. —TIME, 8 May 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