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 suspicion has been driven largely by the wave of state legislation targeting trans people, particularly their access to school sports and bathrooms that align with their gender identities, though Minnesota hasn’t enacted any such legislation. —Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025

More recently, Republican lawmakers banned transgender students from using school bathrooms that match their gender identity and banned gender-affirming care for transgender minors. —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025

Walters said the teaching of gender identity in other states was one motivation for the test, which will roll out in time for the upcoming school year. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 Aug. 2025

The district recently settled a lawsuit brought by a former employee who alleged they were discriminated against because of their gender identity. —Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 22 July 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