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
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Lessons also teach about gender identity and explore the harm of negative gender stereotypes.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Twenty-nine states have laws or policies that prohibit trans student-athletes from participating on school sports teams that align with their gender identities, and five of them are temporarily blocked by lawsuits, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ think tank.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The author has come under fire in recent years for her transphobic rhetoric and hostile views on gender identity, alienating generations of fans and drawing condemnation from the movie's stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
Hegseth’s actions as secretary of defense concerning gender identity and banning trans people from serving in the military, in addition to stripping gay activist and politician Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship, have brought more attention to the CREC.
—Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Twenty-nine states have laws or policies that prohibit trans student-athletes from participating on school sports teams that align with their gender identities, and five of them are temporarily blocked by lawsuits, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ think tank.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The author has come under fire in recent years for her transphobic rhetoric and hostile views on gender identity, alienating generations of fans and drawing condemnation from the movie's stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
Hegseth’s actions as secretary of defense concerning gender identity and banning trans people from serving in the military, in addition to stripping gay activist and politician Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship, have brought more attention to the CREC.
—Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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