Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender

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Jamie Shupe, 52, was born male, married a woman and had a child. But Shupe felt neither male nor fully female. Now, an Oregon judge has allowed Shupe to identify as non-binary, believed to be a first in the United States. (Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB News)

June 17, 20165:55 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL

An Oregon judge has allowed a 52-year-oled retired Army tank mechanic to change gender identity. Not from male to female, or vice versa. But to a new, third gender.

Jamie Shupe is now legally non-binary — widely believed to be a first for the United States.

Oregon joins several countries in recognizing a third gender. In 2014, India became the largest country in the world to have an official third option, following in the footsteps of Pakistan, Australia and Germany.

Shupe was born male, got married and had a child.

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/17/482480188/neither-male-nor-female-oregon-resident-legally-recognized-as-third-gender

3:38 audio at link.

[Brickbat]

1. More power to them.

[99th_Monkey]

2. Cool ,,I guess. But whatever happened to trans-gender, and such.

I'm not denigrating or challenging the OP. It's an honest question.

[rug]

3. Here's some info.

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/15/11906704/genderqueer-nonbinary-lgbtq

[99th_Monkey]

6. Actually the word I was thinking of was "Unixex"

Def of Unisex:

adjective: (especially of clothing or hairstyles) designed to be suitable for both sexes.
synonyms: gender-neutral, androgynous, epicene;

noun: unisex
1. a style in which men and women look and dress in a similar way.

But thank you for that info .. it was/is helpful as well.

[Nye Bevan]

5. "Transgender" is someone who was born as a male but identifies as a female, or vice versa.

For example Caitlyn Jenner was born a male but identifies as female and is referred to as "she".

This person, while born a male, identifies as neither male nor female and does not wish to be referred to either as "he" or "she".

[99th_Monkey]

7. Thank you for that. nt

[Doctor Jack]

4. Not sure I quite understand the biology/psychology/sociology/legal meaning but...

...whatever makes a person happy. As Thomas Jefferson would say "It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my legs" then its no business of mine.

[99th_Monkey]

8. +10