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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Outside of a track and field preliminary meet at Yorba Linda High on Saturday, an anti-transgender advocacy group called Save Girls’ Sports organized a protest against California policies that allow transgender athletes to compete based on their gender identity.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
District policies may also allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on their gender identity, according to the Office for Civil Rights.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The film, which weaves through questions of labor and gender identity, operates as a hybrid between documentary and fiction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2026
The film explores the presidency of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.
2007: Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas signed legislation banning discrimination based on gender identity.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
District policies may also allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on their gender identity, according to the Office for Civil Rights.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The film, which weaves through questions of labor and gender identity, operates as a hybrid between documentary and fiction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2026
The film explores the presidency of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.
2007: Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas signed legislation banning discrimination based on gender identity.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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