gender identity

Coined by American professor of psychiatry and researcher Robert J. Stoller in 1964.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛɾ̃.ə.ɾi/, /-ɪ.ɾi/, [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛn.ə.ɾi], [-ɪ.ɾi]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ti/

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gender identity (countable and uncountable, plural gender identities)

1. (psychology) An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender.
   • 2020 May 4, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, May 4, 2020:

     "Um... is there a better way to put it than 'female forms'? I mean, Justin's gender identity isn't getting morphed, is it?"

   • 2024 November 29, Jacqueline C. S. To, Marshall M. C. Hui, Karson T. F. Kung, “Self-Reported Multidimensional Gender Identity in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:

     Gender identity development may be conceptualized as a continuous, lifelong process of gender self-categorization, which involves matching oneself to a gender group that seems to be a “best fit” using information related to a number of interactive factors such as an internal sense of gendered self, gendered attributes, and other people’s perceptions (Jackson & Bussey, 2023, 2024).

   • 2025 April 1, FOX26 News Staff, “Both transgender athlete bills fail in California”, in FOX26 News‎^[1]:

     AB-89 would have required that participation in sex-segregated California school programs, athletic teams, and facility use be based on a pupil’s sex, not gender identity.

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