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| name = Jamie Shupe
| image = File:Jamie.shupe.trans.flag.1.jpg
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| caption = Jamie Shupe holding a [[trans flag|transgender flag]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|8|10|mf=yes}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States
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| branch = {{flag|United States Army|size=23px}}
| serviceyears = 1982–2000
| rank = [[File:Army-USA-OR-07.svg|25px]] [[Sergeant First Class]]
| unit = [[File:Patch_of_the_10th_Mountain_Division_(Scorpion_W2).png|25px]] [[10th Mountain Division]]
| awards = [[File:Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Meritorious Service Medal]] (2) <br /> [[File:Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Army Commendation Medal]] (4) <br />[[File:Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Army Achievement Medal]] (8)
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'''Jamie Shupe''' (born 1963) is a retired United States Army soldier who, in 2016, became the first person in the United States to have their sex legally declared as non-binary. The Portland, Oregon court ruling in the Multnomah County Courthouse by Judge Amy Holmes Hehn is described as the first of its kind in the U.S. by the Transgender Law Center and Lambda Legal.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/13570|title=CA court issues nonbinary gender change to Transgender Law Center client {{!}} Transgender Law Center|last=|first=|date=2017-02-10|website=www.transgenderlawcenter.org|publisher=Transgender Law Center|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219091004/https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/13570|archive-date=2017-02-19|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/jamie-shupe-first-non-binary-person-oregon|title=Jamie Shupe becomes first legally non-binary person in the US|last=Dake|first=Lauren|date=2016-06-16|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175106/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/jamie-shupe-first-non-binary-person-oregon|archive-date=2016-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref> After requests for legal assistance to the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] and LGBT advocacy group Lambda Legal led nowhere, Shupe began interviewing Oregon lawyers, ultimately hiring Portland attorney Lake James Perriguey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/2/20/male-female-jamie-shupe-battles-for-a-third-option|title=Male? Female? Jamie Shupe Battles for a Third Option.|last=Woodstock|first=Molly|date=2017-02-20|work=Portland Monthly|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222102929/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/2/20/male-female-jamie-shupe-battles-for-a-third-option|archive-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> He is credited with helping to bring same-sex marriage to Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.koin.com/news/non-binary-people-celebrate-new-option-on-oregon-id_20171130085733774/870117363|title=Non-binary people celebrate new option on Oregon ID|last=Wicks|first=Chelsea|date=2017-07-09|work=KOIN 6|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123062154/https://www.koin.com/news/non-binary-people-celebrate-new-option-on-oregon-id_20171130085733774/870117363|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/07/how_gay_attorney_who_wasnt_wil.html|title=How gay attorney who wasn't wild about marriage helped bring same-sex marriage to Oregon|last=Mapes|first=Jeff|date=2014-07-02|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810011011/https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/07/how_gay_attorney_who_wasnt_wil.html|archive-date=2014-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> The judge did not question Shupe during the brief hearing and they attended the legal proceeding with two doctor's letters, stating they were neither male or female.<ref name=":3" /> The total legal bill for the simple case was $1,056.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clearwriting.com/gender-identity/|title=sexual identity {{!}} Legal, Financial, Business, and Health-Related documents that are easy to understand|last=Bresler|first=Ken|date=2017-03-17|website=Clearwriting.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116145909/http://www.clearwriting.com/gender-identity/|archive-date=2018-11-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> The under the radar win stunned national LGBT advocacy groups that had been attempting a similar feat for years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/court-ruling-raises-number-legally-nonbinary-californians-seven-n721676|title=Court rulings raise number of legally non-binary Californians to seven|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-02-16|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216150228/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/court-ruling-raises-number-legally-nonbinary-californians-seven-n721676|archive-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early Life ==
Born in Washington, D.C., Jamie Shupe prefers the pronoun, “they,” but would rather be called Jamie in place of a pronoun whenever possible. Shupe grew up in southern Maryland, a rural and conservative area as one of eight children.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> They chose the name “Jamie” because it was a gender-neutral name and the ''New York Times'' reported Shupe's name change done by the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund ([[Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund|TLDEF]]) is court sealed.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />
Married to a woman, Sandy, for over 29 years, the two have a daughter.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
During their childhood, Jamie got admonished for acting like a "sissy" and denied the right to explore their gender expression or gender identity. That suppression continued through their military career which included periods before and during [[Don't ask, don't tell]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
== Military Career ==
In a military career spanning from 1982 to 2000 and lasting 18 years, Jamie Shupe served in the United States Army as a tank mechanic,<ref name=":16" /> before retiring as a Sergeant First Class (E-7) from the [[10th Mountain Division]] in Fort Drum, New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chelsea-manning-set-be-released-prison-still-not-free-n759676|title=Chelsea Manning is set to be released from prison, but still not free|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-05-16|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516165226/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chelsea-manning-set-be-released-prison-still-not-free-n759676|archive-date=2017-05-16|language=en-US}}</ref> For their honorable service, in order of precedence, they were awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals and eight Army Achievement Medals.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":10" /> The Daily Dot published Shupe's [[DD Form 214|DD214]] discharge record and early life photographs in 2016.<ref name=":10" />
Shupe describes the period of their military service as "living in fear" of being discharged and states the harassment they suffered for being viewed as gay while on active duty significantly contributed to them developing [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" />
The U.S. Government's Department of Veterans Affairs website describes Jamie Shupe as a notable veteran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders/docs/Trans_Resilience_and_Military_Service.pdf|title=Trans Resilience and Military Service: Notable Transgender and Non-Binary Veterans|date=2018-09-06|website=VA.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906231554/https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders/docs/Trans_Resilience_and_Military_Service.pdf|archive-date=2018-09-06|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
==Non-binary gender court case==
Initially assigned male-at-birth, Shupe previously changed their sex to female in 2013 while identifying as a [[transgender woman]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/12/03/terf-wars/|title=TERF Wars {{!}} National Review|last=Kearns|first=Madeleine|date=2018-11-15|work=National Review|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065839/https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/12/03/terf-wars/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> and successfully battled the Army to change their name and gender on military records.<ref name=":3" /> But unsatisfied with the female designation, they initiated the court case, setting a historic legal precedent.<ref>{{Citation|last=Pinello|first=Daniel R.|title=Oregon|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511606663.006|work=America's Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage|pages=102–142|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780511606663|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/us/oregon-nonbinary-transgender-sex-gender.html|title=Oregon Court Allows a Person to Choose Neither Sex|last=Mele|first=Christopher|date=2016-06-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=http://archive.is/HMixH|archive-date=2016-06-13|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jamie-shupe|title=Opinion {{!}} Transgender Lives: Your Stories: Jamie Shupe|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518193308/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/transgender-today/stories/jamie-shupe|archive-date=2015-05-18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/|title='Nonbinary' is now a legal gender, Oregon court rules {{!}} The Daily Dot|last=Emily O’Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-06-10|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610210014/http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/|archive-date=2016-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/oregon_court_allows_person_to.html|title=Oregon court allows person to change sex from 'female' to 'non-binary'|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2016-06-10|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611131431/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/oregon_court_allows_person_to.html|archive-date=2016-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oregon-court-rules-that-nonbinary-is-a-legal-gender|title=Oregon court rules that 'nonbinary' is a legal gender|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2016-06-11|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529215542/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oregon-court-rules-that-nonbinary-is-a-legal-gender|archive-date=2018-05-29|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4365112/oregon-resident-legal-change-nonbinary/|title=Oregon Judge Allows Resident to Change Sex to Nonbinary|last=Reilly|first=Katie|date=2016-06-11|website=www.time.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611151220/http://time.com/4365112/oregon-resident-legal-change-nonbinary/|archive-date=2016-06-11|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-judge-allows-person-to-change-gender-from-female-to-non-binary|title=Oregon judge allows person to change gender from female to 'non-binary'|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2016-06-12|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122222327/https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-judge-allows-person-to-change-gender-from-female-to-non-binary|archive-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0612/First-of-kind-ruling-changes-Army-vet-s-gender-from-female-to-nonbinary|title=First-of-kind ruling changes Army vet's gender from female to nonbinary|last=Kauffman|first=Gretel|date=2016-06-12|work=Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612215656/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0612/First-of-kind-ruling-changes-Army-vet-s-gender-from-female-to-nonbinary|archive-date=2016-06-12|language=en|issn=0882-7729}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/us/jamie-shupe-non-binary/|title=Army veteran legally not male or female, judge rules|last=CNN|first=Faith Karimi and Dani Stewart,|date=2016-06-12|work=CNN|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612100609/http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/us/jamie-shupe-non-binary/|archive-date=2016-06-12|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://patch.com/oregon/portland/portland-singular-victory-non-binary-veteran|title=Military Veteran Says 'Jamie' is Neither Male Nor Female|last=Miner|first=Colin|date=2016-06-12|work=Portland, OR Patch|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613113203/http://patch.com/oregon/portland/portland-singular-victory-non-binary-veteran|archive-date=2016-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2016/06/15/18233344/after-a-first-ever-non-binary-gender-ruling-the-oregon-dmv-may-change-its-id-rules|title=After A First-Ever "Non-Binary" Gender Ruling, the Oregon DMV May Change Its ID Rules|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=2016-06-15|work=Portland 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Judge Amy Holmes Hehn, in her first media interview after the Shupe case, said the decision was supported by facts of the law and out of dignity and respect for those who had appeared before her.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/judge-grants-oregon-resident-right-be-genderless-n736971|title=Judge grants Oregon resident the right to be genderless|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-03-23|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142507/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/judge-grants-oregon-resident-right-be-genderless-n736971|archive-date=2017-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
Presented with the court order after Jamie's favorable legal ruling an Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) spokesman stated they would need months or maybe years before they could issue Jamie a drivers license with a non-binary sex designation, something never previously been done in any U.S. state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/21/ore-dmv-says-cant-issue-license-nonbinary-person/86183112/|title=Ore. DMV says it can't issue license to nonbinary person|last=Friedman|first=Gordon|date=2016-06-21|work=Statesman Journal|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=http://archive.fo/Ouj0u|archive-date=2017-02-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com:80/today/index.ssf/2016/06/dmv_says_non-binary_ids_could.html|title=DMV says non-binary IDs could take months|last=Williams|first=Kale|date=2016-06-22|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816192345/http://www.oregonlive.com:80/today/index.ssf/2016/06/dmv_says_non-binary_ids_could.html|archive-date=2016-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref> While at the same time they were pursuing an identification document from the Oregon DMV, Jamie also sought to be granted a U.S. passport with an "X" marker for their sex designation which the State Department had denied.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/irl/jamie-shupe-dana-zzyym-passport-state-department-gender/|title=Why can’t the nation’s first legally nonbinary person get an ID? {{!}} The Daily Dot|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-07-23|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726070718/http://www.dailydot.com/irl/jamie-shupe-dana-zzyym-passport-state-department-gender/|archive-date=2016-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/ids-nonbinary-people/|title=The complications of ID for non-binary people -- and how it could change soon|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2016-08-21|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822050053/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/ids-nonbinary-people/|archive-date=2016-08-22|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/californian-becomes-second-us-citizen-granted-non-binary-gender-status-n654611|title=Californian becomes second US citizen granted 'non-binary' gender status|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-09-26|work=NBC OUT News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926204210/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/californian-becomes-second-us-citizen-granted-non-binary-gender-status-n654611|archive-date=2016-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of their passport denial, Jamie obtained legal representation from Lambda Legal. Five days after Jamie's court ruling, Lambda Legal had cited Jamie Shupe's sex change petition as a legal precedent for non-binary gender markers under "state cases" in the passport lawsuit: Zzyym v. Pompeo (formerly Zzyym v. Tillerson & Zzyym v. Kerry).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/zzyym_co_20160615_reply-brief|title=Case: Zzyym v. Pompeo (formerly Zzyym v. Tillerson & Zzyym v. Kerry) Plaintiff's Reply Brief|last=|first=|date=2016-06-15|work=Lambda Legal|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en}}</ref>
Lambda Legal later fired Jamie as a client, citing their “public statements and actions regarding public accommodation and military service for transgender people."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/non-binary-man-says-he-was-fired-by-lgbt-legal-group-for-statements-harming|title=LGBT lawyers won’t help ‘non-binary’ man over ‘harmful’ transgender statements|last=Bourne|first=Lisa|date=2017-08-15|work=LifeSite News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919220204/https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/non-binary-man-says-he-was-fired-by-lgbt-legal-group-for-statements-harming|archive-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-oregon/|title=Oregon's Transgender Population Reacts To Trump's Military Ban|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=2017-07-26|website=Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727013245/http://www.opb.org/news/article/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-oregon/|archive-date=2017-07-27|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=http://koin.com/2017/07/26/oregon-vet-shupe-saddened-by-trumps-trans-ban/|title=Oregon vet Shupe 'saddened' by Trump's trans ban|last=Steele|first=Tim|date=2017-07-26|work=KOIN 6|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804103904/http://koin.com/2017/07/26/oregon-vet-shupe-saddened-by-trumps-trans-ban/|archive-date=2017-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/this-debate-is-about-gender-dysphoria-not-transgender-military-service/20168|title=MercatorNet: This debate is about gender dysphoria, not transgender military service|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-01|work=MercatorNet|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022203904/https://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/this-debate-is-about-gender-dysphoria-not-transgender-military-service/20168|archive-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>
Emboldened by Jamie Shupe's Oregon victory, intersex Californian Sara Kelly Keenan followed their legal footsteps and successfully applied for a gender change to non-binary on August 5, 2016, becoming the second legally non-binary person in the U.S.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":11" />
Six months after Shupe's court ruling, the demand for 3rd gender designations soared. Media reports credit them for inspiring many of the successful petitioners.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/05/santa-cruz-gender-change-first-californian-to-be-declared-nonbinary/|title=Santa Cruz gender change: First Californian to be declared ‘nonbinary’|last=Masters|first=Ryan|date=2016-10-05|work=The Mercury News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006132946/http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/05/santa-cruz-gender-change-first-californian-to-be-declared-nonbinary/|archive-date=2016-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/12/16/demand-for-legal-3rd-gender-designations-surges-in-wake-of-landmark-legal-victories/|title=Demand for legal 3rd gender designations surges in wake of landmark legal victories|last=Staff|first=WITW|date=2016-12-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217115537/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/12/16/demand-for-legal-3rd-gender-designations-surges-in-wake-of-landmark-legal-victories/|archive-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2017/first-non-binary-designation-ruling-corvallis/|title=First Non-Binary Designation Ruling In Corvallis - The Corvallis Advocate|last=Moreland|first=Jennifer|date=2017-03-14|work=The Corvallis Advocate|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314212204/http://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2017/first-non-binary-designation-ruling-corvallis/|archive-date=2017-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://democratherald.com/news/local/a-question-of-identity/article_15cd161b-6132-5560-86a4-a567e19e3fb5.html|title=A question of identity|last=Hall|first=Bennett|date=2017-03-26|work=Albany Democrat Herald|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153041/https://democratherald.com/news/local/a-question-of-identity/article_15cd161b-6132-5560-86a4-a567e19e3fb5.html|archive-date=2017-03-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-allows-oregon-resident-to-be-genderless|title=Judge allows Oregon resident to be genderless|date=2017-03-28|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123042607/https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-allows-oregon-resident-to-be-genderless|archive-date=2018-11-23|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref>
In late 2016, the Washington, D.C. Department of Health’s Vital Records Office issued Jamie Shupe a birth certificate with a sex marker of "unknown." The changed marked first time in D.C. history that an official document had a marking for sex other than male or female.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/22/dc-dmv-to-offer-new-non-binary-gender-option-for-ids/|title=How DC Became One of the Only Places in the US to Offer Non-Binary Drivers Licenses {{!}} Washingtonian|last=Jackson|first=Christine|date=2017-06-22|work=Washingtonian|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622191535/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/22/dc-dmv-to-offer-new-non-binary-gender-option-for-ids/|archive-date=2017-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
Jamie Shupe was nominated by The Oregonian for 2016 Oregon Person of the Year on December 15, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/12/2016_oregon_person_of_the_year.html|title=2016 Oregon Person of the Year winner: Jason Goodding|last=Oregon Live|first=The Oregonian|date=2016-12-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508104045/http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/12/2016_oregon_person_of_the_year.html|archive-date=2017-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
Alexandra Katehakis and the Center for Healthy Sex (CHS) released their Annual Best/Worst Sex List for 2016 on January 12, 2017, selecting Jamie Shupe's sex change to non-binary story as one of the best events of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-katehakis-mft/best-worst-sex-list-for-2_b_14138020.html|title=The Best And Worst Sex Stories From The Last Year|last=Katehakis|first=Alexandra|date=2017-01-12|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113022932/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-katehakis-mft/best-worst-sex-list-for-2_b_14138020.html|archive-date=2017-01-13|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
Before Oregon became the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as "non-binary" (neither male nor female) on their driver licenses and identification cards as a result of Shupe's court ruling, the state hosted two public hearings. During the hearings, the only substantial opposition to adding an "X" marker to Oregon identification documents was the cost to update the licenses, forms, and policies in the state's administrative departments. The estimated expenditure for the Oregon DMV was only $39,000 and less than a half million dollars for all Oregon State agencies combined.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/05/transgender_oregon_drivers_lic.html|title=Oregon may allow drivers to choose nonbinary, rather than male or female, for licenses|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-05-09|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509200520/http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/05/transgender_oregon_drivers_lic.html|archive-date=2017-05-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN18626V|title=Oregon moves toward allowing third gender option on drivers' licenses|last=Sylvester|first=Terray|date=2017-05-10|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510194436/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN18626V|archive-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-could-be-fire-state-to-add-non-binary-gender-option-to-drivers-licenses|title=Oregon could be first state to add 'non-binary' gender option to driver's licenses|date=2017-05-11|work=KOMO News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511171144/https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-could-be-fire-state-to-add-non-binary-gender-option-to-drivers-licenses|archive-date=2017-05-11|publisher=KATU Staff|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/oregon-nonbinary-drivers-license/|title=Oregon may become the first state to offer non-binary option on IDs|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2017-05-21|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521225317/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/oregon-nonbinary-drivers-license/|archive-date=2017-05-21|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
USA Today selected Jamie Shupe as one of their Faces of Pride in June 2017.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/faces-of-pride/|title=Faces of Pride|last=Cummings|first=William|date=2017-06-02|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201920/https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/faces-of-pride/#/?_k=6adjan|archive-date=2017-06-02|language=en}}</ref>
During a live hearing on June 15, 2017,<ref>{{Citation|last=OregonDOT|title=Oregon DMV non-gender license Transportation Commission Approval|date=2017-06-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=GnUjB1Q84D0|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> the Oregon State Transportation Committee unanimously passed a resolution deciding to begin issuing drivers licenses and identification cards with an "X" marker on July 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-becomes-first-state-add-third-gender-driver-s-licenses-n772891|title=Oregon becomes first state to add third gender to driver's licenses|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-06-15|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615220601/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-becomes-first-state-add-third-gender-driver-s-licenses-n772891|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref> Shupe's historic legal precedent was the driver behind the historical rule change.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow nonbinary on drivers license|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-06-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615233112/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow nonbinary on drivers license|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-06-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615233112/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/15/oregon-third-gender-option-identity-law|title='Huge validation': Oregon becomes first state to allow official third gender option|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=2017-06-15|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615232659/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/15/oregon-third-gender-option-identity-law|archive-date=2017-06-15|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses/|title=Oregon becomes first state to add gender-neutral option on driver's licenses|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2017-06-15|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615232908/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses/|archive-date=2017-06-15|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN196300|title=Male, female or X? Oregon adds third option to driver's licenses|last=Sylvester|first=Terray|date=2017-06-15|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616081219/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN196300|archive-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4820930/nonbinary-gender-marker-oregon-drivers-license/|title=Oregon Becomes First State to Allow Non-Binary Gender Marker|last=Steinmetz|first=Katie|date=2017-06-16|website=www.time.com|language=en|archive-url=http://archive.is/7NdYu|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/16/oregon-will-offer-gender-neutral-option-on-drivers-license/|title=Oregon will offer gender-neutral option on driver’s license|last=Selsky|first=Andrew|date=2017-06-16|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210339/https://nypost.com/2017/06/16/oregon-will-offer-gender-neutral-option-on-drivers-license/|archive-date=2017-06-16|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basicrights.org/news/oregon-becomes-first-u-s-state-offer-third-gender-marker-state-ids/|title=Oregon Becomes First U.S. State to Offer Third Gender Marker on State IDs - Basic Rights Oregon|date=2017-06-16|website=Basic Rights Oregon|language=en-US|archive-url=http://archive.is/e8qzr|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/16/m-f-or-x-oregon-becomes-first-state-to-offer-not-specified-gender-option-on-id-cards/|title=M, F or X: Oregon becomes first state to offer ‘not specified’ gender option on ID cards|last=Ferguson|first=Amber|date=2017-06-16|website=The Washington Post|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123030822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/16/m-f-or-x-oregon-becomes-first-state-to-offer-not-specified-gender-option-on-id-cards/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea7b6062e93d|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-dmv-third-gender-identity-id-cards/|title=Oregon DMV To Offer 3rd Gender Identity On ID Cards|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=2017-06-15|website=OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616023427/http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-dmv-third-gender-identity-id-cards/|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/what-third-gender-x-oregon-and-california-are-breaking-mf-binary-626551|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow option "X" to end gender binary|last=Lotto Persio|first=Sofia|date=2017-06-16|work=Newsweek|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617092940/http://www.newsweek.com/what-third-gender-x-oregon-and-california-are-breaking-mf-binary-626551|archive-date=2017-06-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/oregon-third-gender-id-approved-trnd/|title=Oregon is the 1st state to offer a new gender option on state IDs: X|last=Hassan|first=Carma|date=2017-06-16|work=CNN|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616193225/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/oregon-third-gender-id-approved-trnd/|archive-date=2017-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40309362|title=Oregon adds third gender to ID cards|date=2017-06-16|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617140209/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40309362|archive-date=2017-06-17|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35721579-75/dmv-adding-another-option-for-drivers-gender-identity.html.csp|title=DMV adding another option for drivers' gender identity|last=Rippetoe|first=Rachel|date=2017-07-01|work=The Register-Guard|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701083457/https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35721579-75/dmv-adding-another-option-for-drivers-gender-identity.html.csp|archive-date=2017-07-01|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-issues-first-gender-neutral-state-id-cards-n777801|title=Oregon issues first gender-neutral state ID cards|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-07-04|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704133743/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-issues-first-gender-neutral-state-id-cards-n777801|archive-date=2017-07-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
By August 2017, more than 250 Oregon residents had chosen "X" as their identification choice, and by November 2017 the number had reached 720.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4782994/266-Oregon-residents-mark-X-gender-licenses.html|title=More than 250 Oregon residents mark 'X' as gender on licenses|last=Roundtree|first=Cheyenne|date=2017-08-11|work=Mail Online|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=http://archive.is/UtAJY|archive-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/377592-263550-700-plus-oregonians-choose-third-gender-on-id-cards|title=700-plus Oregonians choose third gender on ID cards|last=Achen|first=Paris Achen|date=2017-11-03|work=Portland Tribune|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104052330/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/377592-263550-700-plus-oregonians-choose-third-gender-on-id-cards|archive-date=2017-11-04|language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Work today==
As a writer, Jamie Shupe has articles and essays published in The New York Times,<ref name=":17" /> The Guardian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamie-shupe|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Guardian|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2016-06-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123153956/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamie-shupe|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> The Federalist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefederalist.com/author/jamieshupe/|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Federalist|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-29|website=The Federalist|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123153758/https://thefederalist.com/author/jamieshupe/|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> MercatorNet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/multiple_author/Jamie%20Shupe|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at MercatorNet|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-01|website=www.mercatornet.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154651/https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/multiple_author/Jamie%20Shupe|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> and The Daily Signal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysignal.com/author/jamie-shupe/|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Daily Signal|last=Jamie|first=Shupe|date=2017-08-07|website=www.dailysignal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123155307/https://www.dailysignal.com/author/jamie-shupe/|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
Shupe is an outspoken critic of [[sex reassignment surgery|transgender surgeries]], citing the high complication rates<ref name=":18">{{Cite news|url=https://ijr.com/former-army-sergeant-disagrees-a-funded-surgeries/|title=Some Veterans Call for Taxpayer-Funded Gender Surgery — This Fmr Army Sergeant Tried Transitioning and Disagrees|last=Dorman|first=Sam|date=2018-11-17|work=IJR|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123160814/https://ijr.com/former-army-sergeant-disagrees-a-funded-surgeries/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref> and was hospitalized twice in late 2017 after a series of estrogen injections as part of their [[hormone replacement therapy]] destabilized their mental health.<ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/13/trump-dont-turn-the-military-into-a-federally-funded-sex-change-clinic/|title=Trump, Don't Turn The Military Into A Federally Funded Sex Change Clinic|last=Heyer|first=Walt|date=2018-03-13|work=The Federalist|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123161049/http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/13/trump-dont-turn-the-military-into-a-federally-funded-sex-change-clinic/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''Jamie Shupe''' (born 1963) is a retired United States Army soldier who, in 2016, became the first person in the United States to have their sex legally declared as non-binary. The Portland, Oregon court ruling in the Multnomah County Courthouse by Judge Amy Holmes Hehn is described as the first of its kind in the U.S. by the Transgender Law Center and Lambda Legal.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/13570|title=CA court issues nonbinary gender change to Transgender Law Center client {{!}} Transgender Law Center|last=|first=|date=2017-02-10|website=www.transgenderlawcenter.org|publisher=Transgender Law Center|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219091004/https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/13570|archive-date=2017-02-19|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/jamie-shupe-first-non-binary-person-oregon|title=Jamie Shupe becomes first legally non-binary person in the US|last=Dake|first=Lauren|date=2016-06-16|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175106/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/jamie-shupe-first-non-binary-person-oregon|archive-date=2016-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref> After requests for legal assistance to the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] and LGBT advocacy group Lambda Legal led nowhere, Shupe began interviewing Oregon lawyers, ultimately hiring Portland attorney Lake James Perriguey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/2/20/male-female-jamie-shupe-battles-for-a-third-option|title=Male? Female? Jamie Shupe Battles for a Third Option.|last=Woodstock|first=Molly|date=2017-02-20|work=Portland Monthly|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222102929/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/2/20/male-female-jamie-shupe-battles-for-a-third-option|archive-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> He is credited with helping to bring same-sex marriage to Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.koin.com/news/non-binary-people-celebrate-new-option-on-oregon-id_20171130085733774/870117363|title=Non-binary people celebrate new option on Oregon ID|last=Wicks|first=Chelsea|date=2017-07-09|work=KOIN 6|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123062154/https://www.koin.com/news/non-binary-people-celebrate-new-option-on-oregon-id_20171130085733774/870117363|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/07/how_gay_attorney_who_wasnt_wil.html|title=How gay attorney who wasn't wild about marriage helped bring same-sex marriage to Oregon|last=Mapes|first=Jeff|date=2014-07-02|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810011011/https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/07/how_gay_attorney_who_wasnt_wil.html|archive-date=2014-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> The judge did not question Shupe during the brief hearing and they attended the legal proceeding with two doctor's letters, stating they were neither male or female.<ref name=":3" /> The total legal bill for the simple case was $1,056.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clearwriting.com/gender-identity/|title=sexual identity {{!}} Legal, Financial, Business, and Health-Related documents that are easy to understand|last=Bresler|first=Ken|date=2017-03-17|website=Clearwriting.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116145909/http://www.clearwriting.com/gender-identity/|archive-date=2018-11-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> The under the radar win stunned national LGBT advocacy groups that had been attempting a similar feat for years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/court-ruling-raises-number-legally-nonbinary-californians-seven-n721676|title=Court rulings raise number of legally non-binary Californians to seven|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-02-16|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216150228/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/court-ruling-raises-number-legally-nonbinary-californians-seven-n721676|archive-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early Life ==
Born in Washington, D.C., Jamie Shupe prefers the pronoun, “they,” but would rather be called Jamie in place of a pronoun whenever possible. Shupe grew up in southern Maryland, a rural and conservative area as one of eight children.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> They chose the name “Jamie” because it was a gender-neutral name and the ''New York Times'' reported Shupe's name change done by the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund ([[Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund|TLDEF]]) is court sealed.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />
Married to a woman, Sandy, for over 29 years, the two have a daughter.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
During their childhood, Jamie got admonished for acting like a "sissy" and denied the right to explore their gender expression or gender identity. That suppression continued through their military career which included periods before and during [[Don't ask, don't tell]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
== Military Career ==
In a military career spanning from 1982 to 2000 and lasting 18 years, Jamie Shupe served in the United States Army as a tank mechanic,<ref name=":16" /> before retiring as a Sergeant First Class (E-7) from the [[10th Mountain Division]] in Fort Drum, New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chelsea-manning-set-be-released-prison-still-not-free-n759676|title=Chelsea Manning is set to be released from prison, but still not free|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-05-16|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516165226/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chelsea-manning-set-be-released-prison-still-not-free-n759676|archive-date=2017-05-16|language=en-US}}</ref> For their honorable service, in order of precedence, they were awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals and eight Army Achievement Medals.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":10" /> The Daily Dot published Shupe's [[DD Form 214|DD214]] discharge record and early life photographs in 2016.<ref name=":10" />
Shupe describes the period of their military service as "living in fear" of being discharged and states the harassment they suffered for being viewed as gay while on active duty significantly contributed to them developing [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" />
The U.S. Government's Department of Veterans Affairs website describes Jamie Shupe as a notable veteran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders/docs/Trans_Resilience_and_Military_Service.pdf|title=Trans Resilience and Military Service: Notable Transgender and Non-Binary Veterans|date=2018-09-06|website=VA.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906231554/https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders/docs/Trans_Resilience_and_Military_Service.pdf|archive-date=2018-09-06|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
==Non-binary gender court case==
Initially assigned male-at-birth, Shupe previously changed their sex to female in 2013 while identifying as a [[transgender woman]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/12/03/terf-wars/|title=TERF Wars {{!}} National Review|last=Kearns|first=Madeleine|date=2018-11-15|work=National Review|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065839/https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/12/03/terf-wars/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> and successfully battled the Army to change their name and gender on military records.<ref name=":3" /> But unsatisfied with the female designation, they initiated the court case, setting a historic legal precedent.<ref>{{Citation|last=Pinello|first=Daniel R.|title=Oregon|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511606663.006|work=America's Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage|pages=102–142|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780511606663|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/us/oregon-nonbinary-transgender-sex-gender.html|title=Oregon Court Allows a Person to Choose Neither Sex|last=Mele|first=Christopher|date=2016-06-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=http://archive.is/HMixH|archive-date=2016-06-13|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/opinion/transgender-today/stories/jamie-shupe|title=Opinion {{!}} Transgender Lives: Your Stories: Jamie Shupe|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518193308/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/transgender-today/stories/jamie-shupe|archive-date=2015-05-18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/|title='Nonbinary' is now a legal gender, Oregon court rules {{!}} The Daily Dot|last=Emily O’Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-06-10|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610210014/http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/|archive-date=2016-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/oregon_court_allows_person_to.html|title=Oregon court allows person to change sex from 'female' to 'non-binary'|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2016-06-10|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611131431/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/oregon_court_allows_person_to.html|archive-date=2016-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oregon-court-rules-that-nonbinary-is-a-legal-gender|title=Oregon court rules that 'nonbinary' is a legal gender|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2016-06-11|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529215542/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oregon-court-rules-that-nonbinary-is-a-legal-gender|archive-date=2018-05-29|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4365112/oregon-resident-legal-change-nonbinary/|title=Oregon Judge Allows Resident to Change Sex to Nonbinary|last=Reilly|first=Katie|date=2016-06-11|website=www.time.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611151220/http://time.com/4365112/oregon-resident-legal-change-nonbinary/|archive-date=2016-06-11|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-judge-allows-person-to-change-gender-from-female-to-non-binary|title=Oregon judge allows person to change gender from female to 'non-binary'|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2016-06-12|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122222327/https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-judge-allows-person-to-change-gender-from-female-to-non-binary|archive-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0612/First-of-kind-ruling-changes-Army-vet-s-gender-from-female-to-nonbinary|title=First-of-kind ruling changes Army vet's gender from female to nonbinary|last=Kauffman|first=Gretel|date=2016-06-12|work=Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612215656/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0612/First-of-kind-ruling-changes-Army-vet-s-gender-from-female-to-nonbinary|archive-date=2016-06-12|language=en|issn=0882-7729}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/us/jamie-shupe-non-binary/|title=Army veteran legally not male or female, judge rules|last=CNN|first=Faith Karimi and Dani Stewart,|date=2016-06-12|work=CNN|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612100609/http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/11/us/jamie-shupe-non-binary/|archive-date=2016-06-12|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://patch.com/oregon/portland/portland-singular-victory-non-binary-veteran|title=Military Veteran Says 'Jamie' is Neither Male Nor Female|last=Miner|first=Colin|date=2016-06-12|work=Portland, OR Patch|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613113203/http://patch.com/oregon/portland/portland-singular-victory-non-binary-veteran|archive-date=2016-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2016/06/15/18233344/after-a-first-ever-non-binary-gender-ruling-the-oregon-dmv-may-change-its-id-rules|title=After A First-Ever "Non-Binary" Gender Ruling, the Oregon DMV May Change Its ID Rules|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=2016-06-15|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616172257/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2016/06/15/18233344/after-a-first-ever-non-binary-gender-ruling-the-oregon-dmv-may-change-its-id-rules|archive-date=2016-06-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/oregon-court-rules-transgender-as-non-binary-in-us-first-20160612-gph95g.html|title=Oregon court rules transgender as 'non binary' in US first|last=Cusack|first=Mikki|date=2016-06-12|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616003117/http://www.smh.com.au/world/oregon-court-rules-transgender-as-non-binary-in-us-first-20160612-gph95g.html|archive-date=2016-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-m-a-third-sex-declares-non-binary-army-veteran-vt5fkbd37|title=I’m a third sex, declares non-binary army veteran|last=Hoyle|first=Ben|date=2016-06-15|work=The Times|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=http://archive.is/Mjuld|archive-date=2017-02-25|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/jamie-shupe-non-binary|title=Ex-Army Sergeant Granted First Legal Non-Binary Gender Identity in Historic Move: 'This Is the Greatest Victory of My Life'|last=Quinn|first=Dave|date=2016-06-15|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615213450/http://www.people.com/article/jamie-shupe-non-binary|archive-date=2016-06-15|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/16/i-am-first-official-genderless-person-united-states|title=I am the first official genderless person in the United States {{!}} Jamie Shupe|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2016-06-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175112/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/16/i-am-first-official-genderless-person-united-states|archive-date=2016-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618133127/http://www.npr.org/2016/06/17/482480188/neither-male-nor-female-oregon-resident-legally-recognized-as-third-gender|title=Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender : NPR|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=2016-06-18|website=NPR Oregon|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618133127/http://www.npr.org/2016/06/17/482480188/neither-male-nor-female-oregon-resident-legally-recognized-as-third-gender|archive-date=2016-06-18|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-indonesia-nonbinary-gender-is-a-centuriesold-idea|title=In Indonesia, Non-Binary Gender is a Centuries-Old Idea|last=Guy-Ryan|first=Jessie|date=2016-06-18|work=Atlas Obscura|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619141304/http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-indonesia-nonbinary-gender-is-a-centuriesold-idea|archive-date=2016-06-19|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanityfair.it/news/storie/16/06/18/jamie-shupe-ne-uomo-ne-donna-usa|title=«Per la legge non sono né uomo né donna» - VanityFair.it|last=Arcolac|first=di Alessia|date=2016-06-18|work=VanityFair.it|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-url=http://archive.is/5jaKC|archive-date=2016-06-19|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2016/6/20/first-legal-non-binary-person-us-i-didnt-just-reset-parameters-i-got-rid|title=First Legal Non-Binary Person in the US: 'I Didn't Just Reset the Parameters, I Got Rid of Them'|last=Tobia|first=Jacob|date=2016-06-20|work=OUT.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621133852/http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2016/6/20/first-legal-non-binary-person-us-i-didnt-just-reset-parameters-i-got-rid|archive-date=2016-06-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/28/1543447/-Jamie-Shupe-s-Victory-Over-Binaries-Run-Amok|title=Jamie Shupe’s Victory Over Binaries Run Amok|last=Sered|first=Susan|date=2016-06-28|work=Daily Kos|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702021458/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/28/1543447/-Jamie-Shupe-s-Victory-Over-Binaries-Run-Amok|archive-date=2016-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-145742867.html|title=Eine Meldung und ihre Geschichte: Mx Shupe|last=Buse|first=Von Uwe|date=2016-07-09|work=Der Spiegel|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121224338/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-145742867.html|archive-date=2018-11-21|volume=28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theworldin.com/article/12635/pick-and-mx|title=Pick and Mx|last=Smith|first=Adam|date=2016-12-08|website=www.theworldin.com|archive-url=http://archive.is/KvtsW|archive-date=2017-02-25|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NBCOUT/videos/1453459088062660/|title=NBC OUT Video Interview With Mary Emily O'Hara|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-05-17|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/21/third-gender-option-non-binary/359260001/|title=When asked their sex, some are going with option 'X'|last=Cummings|first=William|date=2017-06-21|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623104322/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/21/third-gender-option-non-binary/359260001/|archive-date=2017-06-23|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbur.org/npr/556116385/nature-nurture-and-our-evolving-debates-about-gender|title=Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender|last=Vedantam|first=Shankar|date=2017-10-09|website=WBUR 90.9 AM|language=en|archive-url=http://archive.is/YmmDP|archive-date=2017-10-11|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
Judge Amy Holmes Hehn, in her first media interview after the Shupe case, said the decision was supported by facts of the law and out of dignity and respect for those who had appeared before her.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/judge-grants-oregon-resident-right-be-genderless-n736971|title=Judge grants Oregon resident the right to be genderless|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-03-23|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142507/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/judge-grants-oregon-resident-right-be-genderless-n736971|archive-date=2017-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
Presented with the court order after Jamie's favorable legal ruling an Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) spokesman stated they would need months or maybe years before they could issue Jamie a drivers license with a non-binary sex designation, something never previously been done in any U.S. state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/21/ore-dmv-says-cant-issue-license-nonbinary-person/86183112/|title=Ore. DMV says it can't issue license to nonbinary person|last=Friedman|first=Gordon|date=2016-06-21|work=Statesman Journal|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=http://archive.fo/Ouj0u|archive-date=2017-02-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com:80/today/index.ssf/2016/06/dmv_says_non-binary_ids_could.html|title=DMV says non-binary IDs could take months|last=Williams|first=Kale|date=2016-06-22|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816192345/http://www.oregonlive.com:80/today/index.ssf/2016/06/dmv_says_non-binary_ids_could.html|archive-date=2016-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref> While at the same time they were pursuing an identification document from the Oregon DMV, Jamie also sought to be granted a U.S. passport with an "X" marker for their sex designation which the State Department had denied.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/irl/jamie-shupe-dana-zzyym-passport-state-department-gender/|title=Why can’t the nation’s first legally nonbinary person get an ID? {{!}} The Daily Dot|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-07-23|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726070718/http://www.dailydot.com/irl/jamie-shupe-dana-zzyym-passport-state-department-gender/|archive-date=2016-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/ids-nonbinary-people/|title=The complications of ID for non-binary people -- and how it could change soon|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2016-08-21|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822050053/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/ids-nonbinary-people/|archive-date=2016-08-22|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/californian-becomes-second-us-citizen-granted-non-binary-gender-status-n654611|title=Californian becomes second US citizen granted 'non-binary' gender status|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2016-09-26|work=NBC OUT News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926204210/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/californian-becomes-second-us-citizen-granted-non-binary-gender-status-n654611|archive-date=2016-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of their passport denial, Jamie obtained legal representation from Lambda Legal. Five days after Jamie's court ruling, Lambda Legal had cited Jamie Shupe's sex change petition as a legal precedent for non-binary gender markers under "state cases" in the passport lawsuit: Zzyym v. Pompeo (formerly Zzyym v. Tillerson & Zzyym v. Kerry).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/zzyym_co_20160615_reply-brief|title=Case: Zzyym v. Pompeo (formerly Zzyym v. Tillerson & Zzyym v. Kerry) Plaintiff's Reply Brief|last=|first=|date=2016-06-15|work=Lambda Legal|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en}}</ref>
Lambda Legal later fired Jamie as a client, citing their “public statements and actions regarding public accommodation and military service for transgender people."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/non-binary-man-says-he-was-fired-by-lgbt-legal-group-for-statements-harming|title=LGBT lawyers won’t help ‘non-binary’ man over ‘harmful’ transgender statements|last=Bourne|first=Lisa|date=2017-08-15|work=LifeSite News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919220204/https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/non-binary-man-says-he-was-fired-by-lgbt-legal-group-for-statements-harming|archive-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-oregon/|title=Oregon's Transgender Population Reacts To Trump's Military Ban|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=2017-07-26|website=Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727013245/http://www.opb.org/news/article/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-oregon/|archive-date=2017-07-27|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=http://koin.com/2017/07/26/oregon-vet-shupe-saddened-by-trumps-trans-ban/|title=Oregon vet Shupe 'saddened' by Trump's trans ban|last=Steele|first=Tim|date=2017-07-26|work=KOIN 6|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804103904/http://koin.com/2017/07/26/oregon-vet-shupe-saddened-by-trumps-trans-ban/|archive-date=2017-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/this-debate-is-about-gender-dysphoria-not-transgender-military-service/20168|title=MercatorNet: This debate is about gender dysphoria, not transgender military service|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-01|work=MercatorNet|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022203904/https://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/this-debate-is-about-gender-dysphoria-not-transgender-military-service/20168|archive-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>
Emboldened by Jamie Shupe's Oregon victory, intersex Californian Sara Kelly Keenan followed their legal footsteps and successfully applied for a gender change to non-binary on August 5, 2016, becoming the second legally non-binary person in the U.S.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":11" />
Six months after Shupe's court ruling, the demand for 3rd gender designations soared. Media reports credit them for inspiring many of the successful petitioners.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/05/santa-cruz-gender-change-first-californian-to-be-declared-nonbinary/|title=Santa Cruz gender change: First Californian to be declared ‘nonbinary’|last=Masters|first=Ryan|date=2016-10-05|work=The Mercury News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006132946/http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/05/santa-cruz-gender-change-first-californian-to-be-declared-nonbinary/|archive-date=2016-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/12/16/demand-for-legal-3rd-gender-designations-surges-in-wake-of-landmark-legal-victories/|title=Demand for legal 3rd gender designations surges in wake of landmark legal victories|last=Staff|first=WITW|date=2016-12-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217115537/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/12/16/demand-for-legal-3rd-gender-designations-surges-in-wake-of-landmark-legal-victories/|archive-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2017/first-non-binary-designation-ruling-corvallis/|title=First Non-Binary Designation Ruling In Corvallis - The Corvallis Advocate|last=Moreland|first=Jennifer|date=2017-03-14|work=The Corvallis Advocate|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314212204/http://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2017/first-non-binary-designation-ruling-corvallis/|archive-date=2017-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://democratherald.com/news/local/a-question-of-identity/article_15cd161b-6132-5560-86a4-a567e19e3fb5.html|title=A question of identity|last=Hall|first=Bennett|date=2017-03-26|work=Albany Democrat Herald|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153041/https://democratherald.com/news/local/a-question-of-identity/article_15cd161b-6132-5560-86a4-a567e19e3fb5.html|archive-date=2017-03-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-allows-oregon-resident-to-be-genderless|title=Judge allows Oregon resident to be genderless|date=2017-03-28|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123042607/https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-allows-oregon-resident-to-be-genderless|archive-date=2018-11-23|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref>
In late 2016, the Washington, D.C. Department of Health’s Vital Records Office issued Jamie Shupe a birth certificate with a sex marker of "unknown." The changed marked first time in D.C. history that an official document had a marking for sex other than male or female.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/22/dc-dmv-to-offer-new-non-binary-gender-option-for-ids/|title=How DC Became One of the Only Places in the US to Offer Non-Binary Drivers Licenses {{!}} Washingtonian|last=Jackson|first=Christine|date=2017-06-22|work=Washingtonian|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622191535/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/22/dc-dmv-to-offer-new-non-binary-gender-option-for-ids/|archive-date=2017-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
Jamie Shupe was nominated by The Oregonian for 2016 Oregon Person of the Year on December 15, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/12/2016_oregon_person_of_the_year.html|title=2016 Oregon Person of the Year winner: Jason Goodding|last=Oregon Live|first=The Oregonian|date=2016-12-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508104045/http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/12/2016_oregon_person_of_the_year.html|archive-date=2017-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
Alexandra Katehakis and the Center for Healthy Sex (CHS) released their Annual Best/Worst Sex List for 2016 on January 12, 2017, selecting Jamie Shupe's sex change to non-binary story as one of the best events of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-katehakis-mft/best-worst-sex-list-for-2_b_14138020.html|title=The Best And Worst Sex Stories From The Last Year|last=Katehakis|first=Alexandra|date=2017-01-12|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113022932/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-katehakis-mft/best-worst-sex-list-for-2_b_14138020.html|archive-date=2017-01-13|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
Before Oregon became the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as "non-binary" (neither male nor female) on their driver licenses and identification cards as a result of Shupe's court ruling, the state hosted two public hearings. During the hearings, the only substantial opposition to adding an "X" marker to Oregon identification documents was the cost to update the licenses, forms, and policies in the state's administrative departments. The estimated expenditure for the Oregon DMV was only $39,000 and less than a half million dollars for all Oregon State agencies combined.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/05/transgender_oregon_drivers_lic.html|title=Oregon may allow drivers to choose nonbinary, rather than male or female, for licenses|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-05-09|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509200520/http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/05/transgender_oregon_drivers_lic.html|archive-date=2017-05-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN18626V|title=Oregon moves toward allowing third gender option on drivers' licenses|last=Sylvester|first=Terray|date=2017-05-10|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510194436/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN18626V|archive-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-could-be-fire-state-to-add-non-binary-gender-option-to-drivers-licenses|title=Oregon could be first state to add 'non-binary' gender option to driver's licenses|date=2017-05-11|work=KOMO News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511171144/https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-could-be-fire-state-to-add-non-binary-gender-option-to-drivers-licenses|archive-date=2017-05-11|publisher=KATU Staff|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/oregon-nonbinary-drivers-license/|title=Oregon may become the first state to offer non-binary option on IDs|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2017-05-21|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521225317/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/oregon-nonbinary-drivers-license/|archive-date=2017-05-21|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
USA Today selected Jamie Shupe as one of their Faces of Pride in June 2017.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/faces-of-pride/|title=Faces of Pride|last=Cummings|first=William|date=2017-06-02|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201920/https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/faces-of-pride/#/?_k=6adjan|archive-date=2017-06-02|language=en}}</ref>
During a live hearing on June 15, 2017,<ref>{{Citation|last=OregonDOT|title=Oregon DMV non-gender license Transportation Commission Approval|date=2017-06-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=GnUjB1Q84D0|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> the Oregon State Transportation Committee unanimously passed a resolution deciding to begin issuing drivers licenses and identification cards with an "X" marker on July 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-becomes-first-state-add-third-gender-driver-s-licenses-n772891|title=Oregon becomes first state to add third gender to driver's licenses|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-06-15|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615220601/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-becomes-first-state-add-third-gender-driver-s-licenses-n772891|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref> Shupe's historic legal precedent was the driver behind the historical rule change.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow nonbinary on drivers license|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-06-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615233112/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow nonbinary on drivers license|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2017-06-15|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615233112/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/oregon_becomes_first_state_to.html|archive-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/15/oregon-third-gender-option-identity-law|title='Huge validation': Oregon becomes first state to allow official third gender option|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=2017-06-15|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615232659/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/15/oregon-third-gender-option-identity-law|archive-date=2017-06-15|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses/|title=Oregon becomes first state to add gender-neutral option on driver's licenses|last=Segal|first=Corinne|date=2017-06-15|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615232908/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses/|archive-date=2017-06-15|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN196300|title=Male, female or X? Oregon adds third option to driver's licenses|last=Sylvester|first=Terray|date=2017-06-15|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616081219/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-lgbt-license-idUSKBN196300|archive-date=2017-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4820930/nonbinary-gender-marker-oregon-drivers-license/|title=Oregon Becomes First State to Allow Non-Binary Gender Marker|last=Steinmetz|first=Katie|date=2017-06-16|website=www.time.com|language=en|archive-url=http://archive.is/7NdYu|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/16/oregon-will-offer-gender-neutral-option-on-drivers-license/|title=Oregon will offer gender-neutral option on driver’s license|last=Selsky|first=Andrew|date=2017-06-16|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210339/https://nypost.com/2017/06/16/oregon-will-offer-gender-neutral-option-on-drivers-license/|archive-date=2017-06-16|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basicrights.org/news/oregon-becomes-first-u-s-state-offer-third-gender-marker-state-ids/|title=Oregon Becomes First U.S. State to Offer Third Gender Marker on State IDs - Basic Rights Oregon|date=2017-06-16|website=Basic Rights Oregon|language=en-US|archive-url=http://archive.is/e8qzr|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/16/m-f-or-x-oregon-becomes-first-state-to-offer-not-specified-gender-option-on-id-cards/|title=M, F or X: Oregon becomes first state to offer ‘not specified’ gender option on ID cards|last=Ferguson|first=Amber|date=2017-06-16|website=The Washington Post|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123030822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/16/m-f-or-x-oregon-becomes-first-state-to-offer-not-specified-gender-option-on-id-cards/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea7b6062e93d|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-dmv-third-gender-identity-id-cards/|title=Oregon DMV To Offer 3rd Gender Identity On ID Cards|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=2017-06-15|website=OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616023427/http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-dmv-third-gender-identity-id-cards/|archive-date=2017-06-16|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/what-third-gender-x-oregon-and-california-are-breaking-mf-binary-626551|title=Oregon becomes first state to allow option "X" to end gender binary|last=Lotto Persio|first=Sofia|date=2017-06-16|work=Newsweek|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617092940/http://www.newsweek.com/what-third-gender-x-oregon-and-california-are-breaking-mf-binary-626551|archive-date=2017-06-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/oregon-third-gender-id-approved-trnd/|title=Oregon is the 1st state to offer a new gender option on state IDs: X|last=Hassan|first=Carma|date=2017-06-16|work=CNN|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616193225/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/us/oregon-third-gender-id-approved-trnd/|archive-date=2017-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40309362|title=Oregon adds third gender to ID cards|date=2017-06-16|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617140209/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40309362|archive-date=2017-06-17|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35721579-75/dmv-adding-another-option-for-drivers-gender-identity.html.csp|title=DMV adding another option for drivers' gender identity|last=Rippetoe|first=Rachel|date=2017-07-01|work=The Register-Guard|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701083457/https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35721579-75/dmv-adding-another-option-for-drivers-gender-identity.html.csp|archive-date=2017-07-01|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-issues-first-gender-neutral-state-id-cards-n777801|title=Oregon issues first gender-neutral state ID cards|last=Emily O'Hara|first=Mary|date=2017-07-04|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704133743/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/oregon-issues-first-gender-neutral-state-id-cards-n777801|archive-date=2017-07-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
By August 2017, more than 250 Oregon residents had chosen "X" as their identification choice, and by November 2017 the number had reached 720.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4782994/266-Oregon-residents-mark-X-gender-licenses.html|title=More than 250 Oregon residents mark 'X' as gender on licenses|last=Roundtree|first=Cheyenne|date=2017-08-11|work=Mail Online|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=http://archive.is/UtAJY|archive-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/377592-263550-700-plus-oregonians-choose-third-gender-on-id-cards|title=700-plus Oregonians choose third gender on ID cards|last=Achen|first=Paris Achen|date=2017-11-03|work=Portland Tribune|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104052330/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/377592-263550-700-plus-oregonians-choose-third-gender-on-id-cards|archive-date=2017-11-04|language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Work today==
As a writer, Jamie Shupe has articles and essays published in The New York Times,<ref name=":17" /> The Guardian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamie-shupe|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Guardian|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2016-06-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123153956/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamie-shupe|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> The Federalist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefederalist.com/author/jamieshupe/|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Federalist|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-29|website=The Federalist|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123153758/https://thefederalist.com/author/jamieshupe/|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> MercatorNet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/multiple_author/Jamie%20Shupe|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at MercatorNet|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-01|website=www.mercatornet.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154651/https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/multiple_author/Jamie%20Shupe|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> and The Daily Signal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysignal.com/author/jamie-shupe/|title=Jamie Shupe, Author at The Daily Signal|last=Jamie|first=Shupe|date=2017-08-07|website=www.dailysignal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123155307/https://www.dailysignal.com/author/jamie-shupe/|archive-date=2018-11-23|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
The Transgender Wiki, an extensive transgender history website, was created by Jamie Shupe<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sdgln.com/social/2016/08/23/trans-wiki-guide-provides-extensive-info-growing-community|title=Trans Wiki guide provides extensive info on a growing community|last=Rawles|first=Timothy|date=2016-08-23|work=San Diego Gay and Lesbian News|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824142337/https://sdgln.com/social/2016/08/23/trans-wiki-guide-provides-extensive-info-growing-community|archive-date=2016-08-24}}</ref> but it was later moved to a new location after a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint by another transgender activist got the website taken down. In the essay "You Can’t Feel Like a Girl: An Essay by Jamie Shupe," Shupe described facing severe harassment from members of the transgender community over the website.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.is/04avh|title=You Can’t Feel Like a Girl: An Essay by Jamie Shupe|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2017-07-22|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=http://archive.is/04avh|archive-date=2017-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/04/many-newspaper-reports-back-blockbuster-study-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/|title=Many Reports Back Up Blockbuster Study About Gender Dysphoria|last=Shupe|first=Jamie|date=2018-09-04|work=The Federalist|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/04/many-newspaper-reports-back-blockbuster-study-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/|archive-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
Shupe is an outspoken critic of [[sex reassignment surgery|transgender surgeries]], citing the high complication rates<ref name=":18">{{Cite news|url=https://ijr.com/former-army-sergeant-disagrees-a-funded-surgeries/|title=Some Veterans Call for Taxpayer-Funded Gender Surgery — This Fmr Army Sergeant Tried Transitioning and Disagrees|last=Dorman|first=Sam|date=2018-11-17|work=IJR|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123160814/https://ijr.com/former-army-sergeant-disagrees-a-funded-surgeries/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref> and was hospitalized twice in late 2017 after a series of estrogen injections as part of their [[hormone replacement therapy]] destabilized their mental health.<ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/13/trump-dont-turn-the-military-into-a-federally-funded-sex-change-clinic/|title=Trump, Don't Turn The Military Into A Federally Funded Sex Change Clinic|last=Heyer|first=Walt|date=2018-03-13|work=The Federalist|access-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123161049/http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/13/trump-dont-turn-the-military-into-a-federally-funded-sex-change-clinic/|archive-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
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