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

Under the injunction, transgender people can use single-user restrooms that align with their gender identity. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Her father, furious over her job and gender identity, kicked her out. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Two federal agencies are again threatening to sue Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over its policies involving students’ gender identities. — Sofi Zeman july 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

OutKick/Fox News Digital also contacted Angels Athletics, the organization affiliated with Team Coop, to ask whether its girls basketball and girls sports programs are limited to biological girls or open based on gender identity. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 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