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

In Texas and across the country, lawmakers are passing more laws focusing on gender identity. —Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

Cruz alleges in his letter to Johnson that Boardman lessened Roske’s sentence by 22 years out of concern Roske over his gender identity. —Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026

Scrutiny over gender identity Perhaps the most transformation in higher education in 2025 came not from new laws or court challenges, but through social media. —Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025

Emma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 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