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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But the Coastal Commission adds another dimension to the contentious issue, begging the question of who has the authority to intervene where sports, sea, and gender identity overlap — and if the commission has taken its job as a protector of the Golden State’s coast too far.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on a school policy of not disclosing a student’s gender identity to parents if there are worries parents would not be supportive.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on a school policy of not disclosing a student’s gender identity to parents if there are worries parents would not be supportive.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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