gender identity

gender identity
A persons sense of self as a member of a particular gender.

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  • gender identity — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑identity, ↑personal identity, ↑individuality * * * a person s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gender identity disorder in children — Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood Classification and external resources ICD 10 F64.2 ICD 9 302.6 …   Wikipedia

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  • Gender Identity Organization of Iran — (GID) is an Iranian non governmental organization established in 2008 to support people with gender identity problems. The organization is composed of clinicians, psychiatrists and pschycologists. The aim of the NGO is to help the target… …   Wikipedia

  • gender identity disorder — UK US noun [uncountable] a condition in which someone feels very strongly that they should be the opposite sex Thesaurus: genderhyponym sexual orientation …   Useful english dictionary

  • gender identity — гендерная идентичность …   Термины гендерных исследований

  • gender identity syndrome — noun gender identity disorder …   Wiktionary

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