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 league noted that there are currently no eligibility issues involving gender identity. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

One source of opposition concerned whether the PCSA would preempt state laws that prohibit transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Jeffco counters that changing policies would place the school district in violation of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, which protects transgender students’ access to facilities based on their gender identities. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

The way Vassilopoulos and her team have chosen not to define things like Alex’s gender identity feels very of the open-ended, label-resistant ways of the younger generations. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 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