self-identification
noun
self-iden·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌself-ī-ˌden-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: identification with someone or something outside oneself
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These conversations are starkly different than U.S. topics, such as the use of pronouns, third gender self-identification and transgender policy.
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Sutton also asked if self-identification as transgender should be the only thing needed to change a birth certificate.
—Travis Loller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
The issues of gender self-identification and gender fluidity are compounding these challenges.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
But these homey activities take place within Hobbs' strong self-identification as a Black artist.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
Ethnic self-identification is officially banned, and the genocide is not often spoken about, outside of official remembrance ceremonies.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Apr. 2024
However, this figure is likely an undercount since the data relies on self-identification, which many students and families choose not to disclose.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
So when Spain’s new law on gender self-identification came into effect, Ivan – then 16 years old – wasted no time setting up an appointment to change his information in the Spanish civil registry.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
The number of global companies reporting on the self-identification of people with disabilities within their workforce, however, will likely grow in the near future.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Sutton also asked if self-identification as transgender should be the only thing needed to change a birth certificate.
—Travis Loller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
The issues of gender self-identification and gender fluidity are compounding these challenges.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
But these homey activities take place within Hobbs' strong self-identification as a Black artist.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
Ethnic self-identification is officially banned, and the genocide is not often spoken about, outside of official remembrance ceremonies.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Apr. 2024
However, this figure is likely an undercount since the data relies on self-identification, which many students and families choose not to disclose.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
So when Spain’s new law on gender self-identification came into effect, Ivan – then 16 years old – wasted no time setting up an appointment to change his information in the Spanish civil registry.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
The number of global companies reporting on the self-identification of people with disabilities within their workforce, however, will likely grow in the near future.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Self-identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-identification. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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