gender expression

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noun

the external expression of gender roles, as through socially defined behaviors and ways of dressing.

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Words nearby gender expression

gender-diverse, gender diversity, gender dysphoria, gendered, gender equality, gender expression, gender-fluid, gender gap, gender identity, gender-inclusive, genderize

How to use gender expression in a sentence

We call upon other governments to speak up for equality, for the full and equal enjoyment of human rights and to denounce all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
Opinion | We call on governments to stand up for LGBTI human rights|Thomas Blomqvist|August 25, 2021|Washington Blade
Denmark is improving its legislation to explicitly outlaw discrimination, hate speech and hate crime based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
Opinion | We call on governments to stand up for LGBTI human rights|Thomas Blomqvist|August 25, 2021|Washington Blade
No matter a child’s assigned sex, adults should support their unique gender expression, Toomey says—it’s essential to their health.
How to use science to talk to kids about gender|Purbita Saha|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Furthermore, LGBTQIA mental health and personal safety are also affected when they go through the process of personal, family and social acceptance of their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
LGBTQIA disparities amid COVID-19|Alberto J. Valentín|June 14, 2021|Washington Blade

The results also show that a quarter of respondents said they have been physically assaulted at some point in their life because of their sexual orientation, identity or gender expression.
Chile president backs marriage equality|Esteban Guzmán|June 4, 2021|Washington Blade
There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Gender roles exceed the biological circumstances of childbirth and they are, perhaps, much less likely to change.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, he is cruelly jailed solely for the peaceful expression of his beliefs.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Various impulses urged him into a pouring flood of words; yet he gave expression to none of them.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood