gender identity

noun

1. a person's inner sense of being male, female, or another gender, usually developed during early childhood as a result of parental rearing practices and societal influences and strengthened during puberty by hormonal changes.

Sensitive Note

One's gender identity may continue to evolve over time and may diverge from the male/female gender division. See the usage note at gender ¹none.

Example Sentences

“Americans want to wake up in a normal country again,” Roberts began, likely euphemistically referring to Project 2025’s plan to all but erase federal protections and anti-discrimination measures based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

From Salon

While the word “abortion” isn’t technically part of the measure, a yes vote would “protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy.”

From Salon

The district passed a revised policy that removed references to gender identity and applied to all students.

From Los Angeles Times

The correlation between someone else's gender identity and chromosomal arrangement does not affect you.

From Salon

Four universities have forfeited matches against the Spartans following controversy over the gender identity of one of the team’s players.

From Los Angeles Times