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

In Vermont a proposal would amend the state constitution to include an equal protection clause that would guarantee rights for gender identity and gender expression. — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Dhillon also accused the district of keeping parents in the dark about their children's gender identity and restricting their access to education records. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The Maine Principals’ Association maintained that its participation policy followed the Maine Human Rights Act, which protects against discrimination based on gender identity. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Goodwin, its president, credits a pandemic-era mistrust of public education, when debates ignited over school closures, books, race, sexuality and gender identity. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gender identity

• entity
• nonentity

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