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

Twenty-nine states have laws or regulations prohibiting trans student-athletes in K-12 schools or colleges from competing on teams that align with their gender identities. —Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026

In that interview, Fleming said volleyball coach Trent Kersten told her her gender identity was widely known among teammates and that she was supported. —Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

According to Minnesota Public Radio, the League’s board of directors approved a resolution on an 18-1 vote two months later, allowing transgender athletes to compete in accordance with their gender identity. —Jordan Shearer, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026

Ken Inskeep, whose transgender son left the country because of new laws targeting his identity, broke down in tears while explaining how his son cancelled a flight to visit them out of fear his passport would be invalidated for having a gender marker that matched his gender identity. —Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 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