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

Royce White specifically targeted the WNBA's current collective bargaining agreement, arguing that the text relies on vague language regarding gender identity and fails to mandate that players be biological females explicitly. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

In California, a federal judge this month dismissed the administration’s challenge to school sports policies allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their gender identity. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

The district is at risk of losing nearly $70 million in federal funding if it is found teachers or administrators withheld information related to a student’s gender identity, NBC affiliate KSHB reports. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 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