Identity can not be granted. It just exists.

identity

/ī-dĕn′tĭ-tē/

noun

1. The condition of being a certain person or thing.

2. The set of characteristics by which a person or thing is definitively recognizable or known.

3. The awareness that an individual or group has of being a distinct, persisting entity.

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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