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A person’s sex is assigned at birth based on outward physical characteristics/genitalia. In contrast, gender identity refers to how a person feels inside; it is one’s personal conception, or feeling, as male or female (or, sometimes, both or neither). Gender does not depend on the outward physiological indicators or internal reproductive organs that determine our biological sex. While most people’s gender identities align with their biological sex, it is not uncommon for people to identify with a gender that does not align with their assigned sex.