Gender identity

Definition

Gender identity is an individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth. It is a deeply felt experience of gender, which could be male, female, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum.

Related terms

Gender Expression:

This refers to how an individual presents their gender to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, voice, or body characteristics.

Cisgender:

A term used when an individual’s gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transgender:

This describes a person whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth