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

That means transgender Texans would not be allowed to use the bathroom aligning with their gender identity. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025

Some right-wing influencers and MAGA-friendly news outlets seized on the killer’s gender identity, insinuating that the shooting had something to do with them being trans. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025

Safety in school might mean a decent cafeteria lunch, or access to a nurse down the hall, or being treated with dignity regardless of one’s gender identity. —Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025

Social media was filled with rampant speculation about the shooter’s gender identity and whether the attacker’s recent work at a cannabis dispensary and previous attendance at the school adjacent to the church had factored into a motive. —Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025

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