If Gender Is Just One Part of Who We Are

If gender is just one part of who we are, why isn't it crowded out by all the other things about us that are meaningful and consequential?

A) It isn't. Gender is the most important part of our identities so it remains most salient in all situations.
B) Because gender intersects with our other socially salient identities, inflecting them all with gendered meanings.
C) We are able to make personal choices as adults to emphasize or deemphasize gender identity.
D) Feminists have made gender more salient by embracing intersectionality.