Answer:
Gender identity refers to the way an individual identifies with his or her gender (female or male), while sexual orientation refers to the direction or inclination of each person's affective and erotic desire.
Explanation:
Gender identity is how an individual identifies with his or her gender. In short, it represents how one recognizes oneself: male, female, both or neither. What determines gender identity is the way a person feels and perceives himself, as well as the way he wants to be recognized by other people.
On the other hand, sexual orientation refers to the direction or inclination of each person's affective and erotic desire. In a simplified way, it can be stated that this desire, when directed, can have as its sole or main object people of the opposite sex (heterosexualities), people of the same sex (homosexualities) or of both sexes (bisexualities).
