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'''Gender identity''' is a term referring to the way an individual experiences their identity in relation to societal and cultural concepts regarding [[gender]]. This can include deeply-held inner feeling of whether one is [[female]], [[male]], [[
For most individuals, their gender identity matches their physical traits and [[AGAB|assigned gender at birth]], but it’s important to know that these concepts are independent and can be different for each individuals.
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[[Gender Presentation|Gender presentation]] or gender expression is an aspect of [[gender]] referring to how an individual's appearance and behavior is categorized by society in relation to the genders recognized in that culture.
While gender presentation is often thought of as being an indication of one's gender identity, that is not always the case. For example, a [[woman]] may present [[
[[Pronouns]] and [[Name Alignments|names]] are also forms of gender presentation, and so do not necessarily correlate with an individual's gender identity or other aspects of their gender.
== Gender Identity vs. Gender Alignment ==
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An [[androgyne]] is not necessarily [[eclipsian]]/[[calypsian]], they can be [[singularian]] or [[stellarian]], for example. Individuals whose gender alignment differs from their gender identity may be considered [[cross-Aligned|cross-aligned]], such as a woman-aligned ([[lunarian]]/[[selenian]]) man and a man-aligned ([[helian]]/[[solarian]]) woman.
== Gender Identity vs. Gender Modality ==
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