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

The word’s modern-day popularization is more expansive and can be interpreted solely based on a person’s gender identity. —Denny, Them., 30 Apr. 2025

However, under Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, those documents will not qualify someone to be recognized by their gender identity for Equality Act enforcement purposes. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025

The list contained news reports about race, sexuality and gender identity along with many allegations of liberal bias. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025

The announcement came weeks after Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 5 denying funds to schools that allow transgender women to play in sports that correspond to their gender identity. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Apr. 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