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

Iowa lawmakers removed gender identity from the state's civil rights protections. —Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 May 2025

Listen to this article A Colorado Springs-area school board voted Thursday night to ban transgender students from middle and high school sports teams that match their gender identity. —Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 9 May 2025

Joan Benoit: The younger generation has a grasp on gender identity in a way that my generation never did. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025

The order directs schools to stop teaching about or supporting diversity, equity and gender identity. —Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 May 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