gender expression

American  

[jen-der ik-spresh-uhn] / ˈdʒɛn dər ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /

noun

1. the way a person externally performs or signifies their gender identity, especially through habits of dressing, grooming, behaving, speaking, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of gender expression

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“After the dictator fell, gender expression should have been the natural extension of that kind of freedom. But there’s a kind of retaliation happening,” Zaalan shared.

From Los Angeles Times

Parents who believe that children should be raised in open, accepting, inclusive homes would face serious restrictions on their ability to support their kids in their individuality, whether it’s in the books they want to read or their gender expression.

From Salon

“At a certain point, I turned an interest to those who had been marginalized by society in some way, whether it was because of the color of their skin or their gender expression or their socioeconomic status, and developed an interest in depicting those people in a way that both celebrated them but also gave them some space to just exist,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Action Network was created, according to the organization, “to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality.”

From Los Angeles Times

Riverside County officials could not be reached Saturday for comment, but in a statement published by the San Francisco Chronicle, district spokesperson Liz Pinney-Muglia said that “California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression, and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.”

From Los Angeles Times