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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
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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
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