diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8acf4103..0105b3a6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and (starting with v4.0.0) this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://
## [Unreleased](https://github.com/HumanCellAtlas/metadata-schema/tree/staging)
+### [type/biomaterial/donor_organism.json - v17.1.0] - 2024-12-11
+### Added
+Added non-required gender identity field.
+
+### [module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json - v1.0.0] - 2024-12-11
+### Added
+Added ontology module for gender identity.
+
## [Released](https://github.com/HumanCellAtlas/metadata-schema/)
### [module/biomaterial/medical_history.json - v7.0.0] - 2024-11-06
diff --git a/docs/jsonBrowser/module.md b/docs/jsonBrowser/module.md
index eeb1db00..6ab9bf88 100644
--- a/docs/jsonBrowser/module.md
+++ b/docs/jsonBrowser/module.md
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ text | The name of a process type being used. | string | yes | | Process type |
ontology | An ontology term identifier in the form prefix:accession. | string | no | | Process type ontology ID | | EFO:0009128; EFO:0009121
ontology_label | The preferred label for the ontology term referred to in the ontology field. This may differ from the user-supplied value in the text field. | string | no | | Process type ontology label | | enzymatic dissociation; blood draw
+## Gender identity ontology
+_A term that may be associated with a gender-related ontology term._
+
+Location: module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json
+
+Property name | Description | Type | Required? | Object reference? | User friendly name | Allowed values | Example
+--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
+text | The gender identity of the human donor at the time of the experiment. | string | yes | | Gender identity | | Female Gender; Agender; Non-Binary Gender
+ontology | An ontology term identifier in the form prefix:accession. | string | no | | Gender identity ontology ID | | NCIT:C46110; NCIT:C205469; NCIT:C160941
+ontology_label | The preferred label for the ontology term referred to in the ontology field. This may differ from the user-supplied value in the text field. | string | no | | Gender identity ontology label | | Female Gender; Agender; Non-Binary Gender
+
## Sequencing ontology
_A term that may be associated with a process-related ontology term._
diff --git a/docs/jsonBrowser/required_fields.md b/docs/jsonBrowser/required_fields.md
index 7346337f..0078d693 100644
--- a/docs/jsonBrowser/required_fields.md
+++ b/docs/jsonBrowser/required_fields.md
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ text | The name of a library construction approach being used. | string | | Lib
Property name | Description | Type | Object reference? | User friendly name | Allowed values | Example
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
text | The name of a process type being used. | string | | Process type | | enzymatic dissociation; blood draw
+### Gender identity ontology
+Property name | Description | Type | Object reference? | User friendly name | Allowed values | Example
+--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
+text | The gender identity of the human donor at the time of the experiment. | string | | Gender identity | | Female Gender; Agender; Non-Binary Gender
### Sequencing ontology
Property name | Description | Type | Object reference? | User friendly name | Allowed values | Example
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
diff --git a/docs/jsonBrowser/type.md b/docs/jsonBrowser/type.md
index 5a181e70..b933f9ba 100644
--- a/docs/jsonBrowser/type.md
+++ b/docs/jsonBrowser/type.md
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ height | Height of organism in Height unit. | string | no | | Height | | 160;
height_unit | The unit in which Height is expressed. | object | no | [See module length_unit_ontology](module.md#length-unit-ontology) | Height unit | |
weight | Weight of organism in Weight unit. | string | no | | Weight | | 60; 40-60
weight_unit | The unit in which Weight is expressed. | object | no | [See module mass_unit_ontology](module.md#mass-unit-ontology) | Weight unit | |
+gender_identity | The donor's personal sense of their own gender at the time of the experiment. | object | no | [See module gender_identity_ontology](module.md#gender-identity-ontology) | Gender identity | |
## Organoid
_Information about an organoid biomaterial._
diff --git a/json_schema/module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json b/json_schema/module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3187f70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json_schema/module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+ "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+ "description": "A term that may be associated with a gender-related ontology term.",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "required": [
+ "text"
+ ],
+ "title": "Gender identity ontology",
+ "name": "gender_identity_ontology",
+ "type": "object",
+ "properties": {
+ "describedBy" : {
+ "description": "The URL reference to the schema.",
+ "pattern" : "^(http|https)://schema.(.*?)humancellatlas.org/module/ontology/(([0-9]{1,}.[0-9]{1,}.[0-9]{1,})|([a-zA-Z]*?))/gender_identity_ontology",
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "schema_version": {
+ "description": "Version number in major.minor.patch format.",
+ "type": "string",
+ "pattern": "^[0-9]{1,}.[0-9]{1,}.[0-9]{1,}$",
+ "example": "4.6.1"
+ },
+ "text": {
+ "description": "The gender identity of the human donor at the time of the experiment.",
+ "type": "string",
+ "user_friendly": "Gender identity",
+ "example": "Female Gender; Agender; Non-Binary Gender"
+ },
+ "ontology": {
+ "description": "An ontology term identifier in the form prefix:accession.",
+ "type": "string",
+ "graph_restriction": {
+ "ontologies" : ["obo:ncit"],
+ "classes": ["NCIT:C17357"],
+ "relations": ["rdfs:subClassOf"],
+ "direct": false,
+ "include_self": false
+ },
+ "user_friendly": "Gender identity ontology ID",
+ "example": "NCIT:C46110; NCIT:C205469; NCIT:C160941"
+ },
+ "ontology_label": {
+ "description": "The preferred label for the ontology term referred to in the ontology field. This may differ from the user-supplied value in the text field.",
+ "type": "string",
+ "user_friendly": "Gender identity ontology label",
+ "example": "Female Gender; Agender; Non-Binary Gender"
+ }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/json_schema/type/biomaterial/donor_organism.json b/json_schema/type/biomaterial/donor_organism.json
index 1b63ceb0..3fed1091 100644
--- a/json_schema/type/biomaterial/donor_organism.json
+++ b/json_schema/type/biomaterial/donor_organism.json
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@
"type": "object",
"$ref": "module/ontology/mass_unit_ontology.json",
"user_friendly": "Weight unit"
+ },
+ "gender_identity": {
+ "description": "The donor's personal sense of their own gender at the time of the experiment.",
+ "type": "object",
+ "$ref": "module/ontology/gender_identity_ontology.json",
+ "user_friendly": "Gender identity"
}
}
}
diff --git a/json_schema/versions.json b/json_schema/versions.json
index 8e36fe0e..35789f50 100644
--- a/json_schema/versions.json
+++ b/json_schema/versions.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
{
- "last_update_date": "2024-11-06T17:01:14Z",
+ "last_update_date": "2024-12-11T09:29:09Z",
"version_numbers": {
"core": {
"biomaterial": {
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
"ethnicity_ontology": "5.3.9",
"file_content_ontology": "2.0.0",
"file_format_ontology": "1.0.0",
+ "gender_identity_ontology": "1.0.0",
"instrument_ontology": "5.3.6",
"length_unit_ontology": "5.3.5",
"library_amplification_ontology": "1.2.5",
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
"biomaterial": {
"cell_line": "16.0.0",
"cell_suspension": "14.0.0",
- "donor_organism": "17.0.0",
+ "donor_organism": "17.1.0",
"imaged_specimen": "3.5.0",
"organoid": "11.5.0",
"specimen_from_organism": "10.9.0"