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Gender Identity: A persons inner conviction of being male or female.

Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. The term may include, but is not limited to, transsexuals, cross- . . . View Full Definition

Gender Expression : External manifestation of one's gender identity, usually expressed through 'masculine,' 'feminine,' or gender-variant behavior, clothing, haircut, voice, or body characteristics. Typically, . . . View Full Definition

Proof Of Identity: An issued document by a government that establishes a traveler's identity. This can be a birth certificate, driver's license, passport, or other forms of photo id may also be accepted.

Standards Of Identity For Food: Mandatory, federally-set requirements that determine what a food product must contain in order to be marketed under a certain name in interstate commerce. Mandatory standards (which differ f . . . View Full Definition

Natural Gender: The assignment of nouns to grammatical categories based on the gender or lack of gender in the signified object or creature. This term contrasts with grammatical gender, in which the designa . . . View Full Definition

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM): A card inserted into a GSM-TDMA or GSM-only handset containing subscriber-related data. The card contains 18 digits for GSM markets and 20 digits for TDMA markets.

Identity Preserved (IP): This is the designation given to bulk commodities marketed in a manner that isolates and preserves the identity of a shipment, presumably because of unique characteristics that have value ot . . . View Full Definition

Gender Dysphoria: A persistent aversion toward some or all of those physical characteristics or social roles that connote ones own biological sex.

Gender Role: Attitudes, patterns of behavior, and personality attributes defined by the culture in which the person lives as stereotypically masculine or feminine social roles.