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Definition of Gender identity
1. Noun. Your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence.
Definition of Gender identity
1. Noun. (psychology) A person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Gender identity
1. A person's concept of himself as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, usually based on the physical characteristics, parental attitudes and expectations, and psychological and social pressures to which the individual is subjected. It is the private experience of gender role. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gender Identity
Literary usage of Gender identity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"This makes it particularly important to examine what protections South Africa
accords transgender people, or gender identity and expression. ..."
2. Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay ...by Michael Boschenek, A. Widney Brown by Michael Boschenek, A. Widney Brown (2001)
"Uncertain of one's sexual orientation or gender identity. One's attraction to
the same sex, the opposite sex, or both sexes. Attracted exclusively to the ..."
3. Tracking Gender Equity Under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in by Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Ratna M. Sudarshan (2003)
"Thus, gender identity can be an impediment to achievement. ... gender identity
Various strands in the above discussion have suggested the significance of ..."
4. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"THE RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION OF gender identity: Given the right to define one's
own gender identity, all human beings have the corresponding right to free ..."
5. Archaeology of Houses and Households in Ancient Creteby Kevin Glowacki, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan by Kevin Glowacki, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan (2008)
"To be sure, gender identity is not the same as biological sex. Whereas gender
identity is often understood to be culturally constructed and may not be ..."
6. In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (2004)
"It is clear that restrictions on the expression of sexual orientation or gender
identity per se will not withstand such scrutiny—nor are they necessary to ..."
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