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

Don the swaggering employee needs to learn a lesson about gender identity. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026

The issue of allowing transgender inmates to serve their sentences in facilities that correspond to their gender identities has been more politically fraught for Democrats. —Lia Russell march 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026

Jeffco schools allow students to use the bathrooms, locker rooms and compete on sports teams that align with their gender identity. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026

Surveys have found that significant numbers of trans workers report being fired, denied promotions, or mistreated on the job because of their gender identity, Orr said, contributing to broader economic disparities within the trans community. —Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 12 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