gender identity

someone's deeply felt sense of self, gender identity is not always the same as the sex someone was assigned at birth. Where gender identity used to be binary-male or female-today an unlimited range of gender identity permits individuals to choose their own sense of self. When people tell you who they are, please believe them and use the gender identity and the pronouns they prefer. The terms "gender nonconforming" and "nonnormative" (those who fall outside of society's expectations) are used, but are much better replaced with something more descriptive.