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

After finally reaching a place of stability and peace in his gender identity, temporarily pausing that progress to donate his eggs carried significant emotional weight. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Instead of transforming into the strongest man in the galaxy to protect his throne from the evil duo of Skeletor (voiced by Jared Leto) and Evil-Lyn (Alison Brie), earthbound Adam parries HR complaints while sitting behind a desk plate that labels his gender identity not as He-Man but He/Him. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Raids like this were common at the time—LGBTQIA people weren't allowed to gather, dress according to their gender identity or expression, get married, and so many other things that the rest of society was allowed to do. —Allison Hope, Parents, 3 June 2026

She is being told to prove the athlete’s gender identity is not consistent in everyday life. —Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 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