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

District policies may also allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on their gender identity, according to the Office for Civil Rights. —Kendrick Calfee may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026

The film, which weaves through questions of labor and gender identity, operates as a hybrid between documentary and fiction. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2026

In recent years, the Legislature has also passed bills barring trans women and girls from participating in sports that align with their gender identity and restricting gender-affirming care for minors. —Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026

This Was About Fairness, Not Identity From the beginning, USA Powerlifting has argued that its policy is rooted in biology, not gender identity. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 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