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."—
The Chicago Tribune
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The 2025 Tokyo Marathon will allow athletes to select nonbinary as their gender identity instead of male or female during registration.
—Katrina Lambert, NBC News, 27 June 2024
In January, the court declined to decide whether schools can bar students from using a bathroom that reflects their gender identity.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
New York is among 25 states without statewide laws banning transgender students from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identities, according to data from Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 24 June 2024
In 2016, the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted 7-4 to pass a new law allowing transgender people to choose public bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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Katrina Lambert, NBC News, 27 June 2024
In January, the court declined to decide whether schools can bar students from using a bathroom that reflects their gender identity.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
New York is among 25 states without statewide laws banning transgender students from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identities, according to data from Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 24 June 2024
In 2016, the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted 7-4 to pass a new law allowing transgender people to choose public bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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