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

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women — people assigned male at birth who transition to align with their gender identity — should be allowed to participate in the league. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Their methods have resulted in 27 states enacting laws and two more implementing state policies that restrict or ban transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Comedian Matt Matthews has sparked controversy for his comments about pronouns, gender identity, and the LGBTQ community. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 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