The image a person presents to others and to the self that declares him or her to be boy or girl, man or woman. Gender role is the public declaration of gender identity, but the two do not necessarily coincide.
The socially accepted characteristics and behaviors typically associated with a person’s gender identity.
Sexual identity that a person assumes and presents to others.
The characteristic lifestyle and behavior pattern of a person with respect to sexual and social conditions associated with being of a particular sex. Usually this behavior represents how the individual feels about his or her own sexual preference; it may not coincide with the true chromosomal and anatomical sexual differentiation of the person.