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

There’s a difference between expressing one’s gender identity and participating in girlhood as a broader cultural condition. —Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025

In the build-up to this scene, Jordan has a clash with the head of student life about their gender identity, and the school’s intentional disregard of their experience and language around it. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025

District staff recommended against advancing the item, citing its conflict with California law, which allows students to compete on teams that align with their gender identity. —Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025

The women’s and men’s wings will have rooms to accommodate people with specific gender identity needs and concerns. —La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 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