affirmed gender
noun [ U ] /əˌfɜːmd ˈdʒen.dər/ /əˌfɝːmd ˈdʒen.dɚ/
确认性别：个人自我认定的性别，尤指与出生时被指定的性别不同的情况。
someone's gender, especially when it does not match the gender they were said to have at birth
She campaigned to change the company's dress policy so that all employees could dress in a way that reflected their affirmed gender. 她发起运动以改变公司的着装政策，以便所有员工的着装都能反映出他们所自我确认的性别。
The study showed that trans baby boomers typically began living in their affirmed gender around age 50. 该研究表明，跨性别婴儿潮一代通常在50岁左右开始以他们自我确认的性别生活。
Transgender people can face challenges if the gender marker on their legal documents does not match their affirmed gender identity. 如果跨性别者法律文件上的性别标志与他们自我确认的性别状况不符，他们可能会面临别人的挑战质疑。
Compare: assigned gender
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- The study recorded participants' natal sex but not their affirmed gender.
- The athletics association allows trans women to compete in their affirmed gender.
- The majority of transgender youth who make a social transition remain living in their affirmed gender.