How to Use gender identity in a Sentence

gender identity

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  • That would seem to provide a promising foundation to explore the tricky lines of gender identity and the twisty byways of love.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
  • If signed by the governor, the bill would expand a decade-old law that allows students to use a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
    — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • His mother, Sue Benedict, has said that Nex, who used he/him and they/them pronouns, was bullied due to his gender identity.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For others, the topic of gender identity may be new and confusing.
    — Thaddeus Cramer, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
  • They had been bullied in the past due to their gender identity, according to their family.
    — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Now she is allowed to use a closer bathroom and one that is in accordance with her gender identity.
    — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • California law protects the right of trans children to play in sports that match their gender identity.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In 2021, Reeves passed an anti-trans sports bill that barred transgender girls from playing on teams that align with their gender identity.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Relatives of the 10th-grader said he had been bullied over his gender identity.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • And what are the different labels someone can use to describe their gender identity?
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
  • Since 2018, transgender OCPS students have been free to use bathrooms and locker rooms that matched their gender identity.
    — Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Johns Hopkins shed McHugh’s four-decades-old judgments and reestablished its gender identity clinic in 2017.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Kansas is for now among a few states that don't let trans people change their driver's licenses to reflect their gender identities.
    — John Hanna The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2023
  • You like kissing people who share your gender identity.
    — Gabrielle Kassel, Women's Health, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Rich had been taking a much different approach to Ren’s gender identity.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In the workplace, more than one in ten people who took the survey said they had been fired, forced to resign, or otherwise lost their job because of their gender identity or expression.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, only a few states had enacted bans against transgender athletes seeking to compete in sports that matched their gender identity.
    — Katie Rogers, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The House bill would bar transgender women and girls from playing on teams corresponding to their gender identity.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Apr. 2023
  • House Bill 30 would prohibit trans and non-binary students from using the school bathroom tied to their gender identity.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The prioritization of race and gender identities means that no one is happy.
    — Armond White, National Review, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Daqua Ritter, 26, has been charged with a hate crime for the murder of Doe because of her gender identity; using a firearm in connection with the hate crime; and obstruction of justice, according to the filing.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Benedict had reportedly told his mother that he was bullied at school due to his gender identity.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Vallum’s case was the first to be prosecuted under the act where the victim was targeted because of their gender identity, prosecutors said at the time.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
  • From struggles with gender identity and gun violence to bullying and body image, their words offer windows into the messy world of the U.S. teenager.
    — TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Anti-trans rhetoric and legislation has been linked to a rise in violence against transgender people, and the FBI reporting a 33% jump in hate crimes based on gender identity.
    — Nick Morrison, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Should topics such as Critical Race Theory and gender identity be taught or discussed in schools?
    — Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The bill, signed into law in 2013, maintains transgender students are allowed to play sports and use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Eubank said her friend had struggled with her husband and his family partly because of her gender identity.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • Senate Bill 15 to require college athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity is getting its first hearing in Texas right now.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • A day where people of all gender identities are celebrated on whichever holiday speaks to them.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

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