Examples of gender identity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the most recent attack, Republican state Rep. Stephen Humphrey voiced a robocall paid for by the Colorado Family Values Victory Fund attacking Titone’s gender identity. — NBC News, "Anti-LGBTQ attack ads ramp up ahead of Election Day," 2 Nov. 2020 This intervention, which is reversible, pauses puberty to give young people and their families time to explore gender identity. — Gina Sequeira, STAT, "Laws to ban gender-affirming care could increase youth suicides, parents fear," 29 Oct. 2020 But studies focused on this particular question—those asking what determines someone’s gender identity—have led us down some strange and dangerous paths. — Jack Turban, Scientific American, "The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity," 23 Oct. 2020 Holcomb for two years pushed the legislature to pass a comprehensive hate-crimes law that included gender identity. — Chris Sikich, The Indianapolis Star, "With Supreme Court vacancy, social issues gain importance in Indiana gubernatorial race," 20 Oct. 2020 By the late ’90s, Scotti realized her true gender identity, and, in the 2000s, dropped out of comedy, underwent transition surgery and became a teacher. — New York Times, "8 Things to Do This Weekend," 15 Oct. 2020 However, California correctional facilities now join those in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York City and Massachusetts in recognizing gender identity when housing inmates. — Jonathan Mcdougle, CBS News, "California to house transgender inmates based on gender identity," 7 Oct. 2020 Like the name suggests, agender refers to having no gender identity or identifying as gender neutral. — Leah Groth, Health.com, "What Does it Mean to Be Non-Binary? Experts Explain the Gender Identity," 8 Sep. 2020 The family moved from Pearland to Austin following the controversy, citing the city’s more welcoming environment to gender identity. — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, "Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club features 9-year-old transgender girl at center of Texas bathroom controversy," 9 July 2020

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“Gender identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20identity. Accessed 14 Dec. 2020.