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

University leaders, including at UNT, called for sweeping audits of their course catalogs, some with an eye toward how gender identity is taught. —Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026

One, Deputy Lisa Phillips, had her gender identity called into question in Foreman’s videos and social media posts. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

Colorado voters will decide whether transgender children can play sports with the gender that matches their gender identity or whether they'll be forced to play with other children of the same gender they were assigned at birth. —Austen Erblat, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026

But gender identity and neurodivergence do not exempt a person from criticism. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 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