gender identity
Personal sense, internally
Gender identity is a person's internal sense of their own gender—whether male, female, both, neither, or somewhere along a spectrum.
It may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth.
Someone whose gender identity matches their birth sex is cisgender; someone whose identity differs is transgender.
Her gender identity as a woman was central to how she moved through the world.
Outside male-female categories
- two-spiritEmbodying both gender essences
- demiboyPartially male gender identity
- demigirlPartial female gender identity
- androgyneBeing of mixed sex
transmasculine · transfeminine · intersex · enby · questioning · unlabeled
Formal display to viewers
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- styleDistinctive way of expression
makeup · hairstyle · voice training · binding · tucking · packing · chest binding · affirming
Systematic development of mind
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- representationDepiction or likeness
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
inclusivity · acceptance · respect · dialogue · cultural competence · LGBTQ+ rights · discrimination · stigma
How one views oneself
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
inner self · true self · self-realization · coming out · dysphoria · euphoria · congruence · incongruence
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- two-spiritEmbodying both gender essences
- demiboyPartially male gender identity
- demigirlPartial female gender identity
androgyne · transmasculine · transfeminine · intersex · enby · questioning · unlabeled
presentation
Formal display to viewers
style · makeup · hairstyle · voice training · binding · tucking · packing · chest binding · affirming · masculine
education
Systematic development of mind
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- representationDepiction or likeness
- advocacyPleading for a cause
allyship · inclusivity · acceptance · respect · dialogue · cultural competence · LGBTQ+ rights · discrimination · stigma · legal recognition
self-perception
How one views oneself
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
introspection · inner self · true self · self-realization · coming out · dysphoria · euphoria · congruence · incongruence · self-understanding
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, women's rights, feminist novels, feminist themes
- LGBTQ+ rightsgay rights, equal rights, lesbian rights, LGBTQ+ rights, trans rights
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- gendermale, female, masculine, feminine, man
- identityself, selfhood, self-expression, self-image, self-concept
- self-expressionstyle, self-expression, fashion, self-portrait, clothing
gender identitybiological sex
Organism's reproductive classification
anatomy · sexual anatomy · sex · secondary sex characteristics · body
gender identityassigned gender
Sex declared at birth
legal sex · gender presentation · gender expression · gender expectations
identity, identify, gender, cisgender, transgender, identified, identifying, identities, genders