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."—
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Trump’s comments come amid an ongoing quarrel over whether trans people should be permitted to use restrooms that align with their gender identity in the Capitol building.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Mace has made headlines in recent weeks for her opposition to transgender women using bathrooms in the Capitol complex that match their gender identity — and has been very vocal on social media about digging in on that stance in face of opposition.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., later announced a policy banning transgender people from using Capitol restrooms that align with their gender identity.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
On the issue of schools’ support for students’ gender identity, the court declined in May to hear a challenge to a plan adopted in Maryland’s largest school district in 2020.
—Maureen Groppe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Mace has made headlines in recent weeks for her opposition to transgender women using bathrooms in the Capitol complex that match their gender identity — and has been very vocal on social media about digging in on that stance in face of opposition.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., later announced a policy banning transgender people from using Capitol restrooms that align with their gender identity.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
On the issue of schools’ support for students’ gender identity, the court declined in May to hear a challenge to a plan adopted in Maryland’s largest school district in 2020.
—Maureen Groppe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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