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 ¹ .

Example Sentences

The series, inspired by the autobiography of trans writer, journalist and campaigner Paris Lees, follows a teenager from a working-class town near Nottingham as they wrestle with their gender identity.

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As for gay people who don’t believe in gender identity, Renna says, “It’s fine not to believe in it, but why do you have to impose what you believe on everyone else?”

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But the compact explicitly forbids schools from disfavoring students based on “gender identity,” promoting neutrality toward gender identification outside of women’s spaces.

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The University of Texas System confirmed it was reviewing all its courses across nine universities that discuss “gender identity.”

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Plus there were bitter rows over gender identity.

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