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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For example, a San Bernardino County superior court judge last year temporarily blocked the notification policy of Chino Valley Unified, which recently changed its policy to remove references to gender identity.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
But the new rules did not address whether transgender students should be able to play on sports teams corresponding to their gender identity.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
The Legislature last year also passed a law that barred trans youth from using bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
This legislation would also protect material about gender identity, religion, disability, political affiliation and social economic status.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
But the new rules did not address whether transgender students should be able to play on sports teams corresponding to their gender identity.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
The Legislature last year also passed a law that barred trans youth from using bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
This legislation would also protect material about gender identity, religion, disability, political affiliation and social economic status.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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