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gender identity  

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  • Gender identity is commonly defined as an individual's sense of being a male or a female. Formany, gender identities are aligned with physical sex characteristics including hormones, chromosomes, genitalia, and secondary sex characteristics, as well as with sex assignment and gender roles. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Gender Identity]

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