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

To comply with the current law sets up an impossible situation for many trans and nonbinary people who have been using the restroom aligning with their gender identity and presentation for years. —Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026

Roughly 1,800 Kansans’ state identification documents that align with their gender identities are no longer valid in the eyes of the state under a law that took effect Thursday. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026

Most employers have prohibitions against harassment based on gender identity and have made efforts to create an inclusive environment for transgender employees. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decided Thursday against a civilian IT specialist who worked for the Army at Fort Riley, Kansas and asked to use bathrooms and locker rooms that aligned with her gender identity. —Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 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