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

Under the injunction, transgender people can use single-stall restrooms that align with their gender identity, or multi-stall options when there is no single-stall option on the same floor, or that option is occupied or out of order. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Families of transgender patients sued, alleging that Children’s was discriminating based on gender identity. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026

The district argued that the addition of gender identity undermined Title IX’s original intent to provide equal access to educational programs for women. — Mary Ella Hastings july 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Some celebrities’ race and gender identity were also noted, but not everyone’s was labeled. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 July 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