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    Nik Kacy is a fashion designer, the founder of Equality Fashion Week, a board member of the Los Angeles LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and part of the Trans Inclusion Task Force for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Hornik">{{Cite web |title=Unity: Equality Fashion Week celebrates inclusive brands and LGBTQ designers |last=Hornik |first=Susan |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-16/unity-equality-fashion-week-show-brings-together-fashion-and-celebrates-lgbtq-designers-and-brands}}</ref><ref name="Lowe">{{Cite web |title=Nik Kacy Brings a Fresh Approach to Shoe Wear |last=Lowe |first=Jasmine D. |work=The Queer 26 |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://theq26.com/articles-1/2020/3/31/nik-kacy-brings-a-fresh-approach-to-shoe-wear}}</ref> They are the creator of the NiK Kacy "gender-equal" luxury shoe brand.<ref name="Coblentz">{{Cite web |title=NiK Kacy: The First Gender-Equal Luxury Footwear Line |last=Coblentz |first=Natalie Yvette |work=dapperQ |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.dapperq.com/2015/02/nik-kacy-first-gender-equal-luxury-footwear-line/}}</ref>
    Nik Kacy is a fashion designer, the founder of Equality Fashion Week, a board member of the Los Angeles LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and part of the Trans Inclusion Task Force for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Hornik">{{Cite web |title=Unity: Equality Fashion Week celebrates inclusive brands and LGBTQ designers |last=Hornik |first=Susan |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-16/unity-equality-fashion-week-show-brings-together-fashion-and-celebrates-lgbtq-designers-and-brands}}</ref><ref name="Lowe">{{Cite web |title=Nik Kacy Brings a Fresh Approach to Shoe Wear |last=Lowe |first=Jasmine D. |work=The Queer 26 |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://theq26.com/articles-1/2020/3/31/nik-kacy-brings-a-fresh-approach-to-shoe-wear}}</ref> They are the creator of the NiK Kacy "gender-equal" luxury shoe brand.<ref name="Coblentz">{{Cite web |title=NiK Kacy: The First Gender-Equal Luxury Footwear Line |last=Coblentz |first=Natalie Yvette |work=dapperQ |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.dapperq.com/2015/02/nik-kacy-first-gender-equal-luxury-footwear-line/}}</ref>


    Kacy previously identified as a lesbian, then a trans man, before coming to terms with being nonbinary.<ref name="Kacy2016">{{Cite web |title=A Different Shade of Gay: Designer NiK Kacy Talks Gender Fluidity for Community Voices |last=Kacy |first=Nik |work=dapperQ |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.dapperq.com/2016/11/different-shade-gay-designer-nik-kacy-talks-gender-fluidity-community-voices/}}</ref>
    ==Quotes==
    "I embrace my own inner gender-equality and also complete [[gender-neutral]]ity. Gender has become less and less significant to me as I have come into my body and mind. I no longer long to be referred to as “sir” nor do I feel disdain when referred to as “miss.” I realize now that I identify as all-of-the-above and yet, none-of-the-above. I have transcended above labels and I have embraced all that is within me. This is what transgender feels like to me… transcending gender."<ref name="Kacy2016" />


    ==References==
    ==References==

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    Nik Kacy
    Pronouns they/them
    Gender identity genderfluid/"third sex"/"masculine of center"[1]
    Occupation fashion designer, activist

    Nik Kacy is a fashion designer, the founder of Equality Fashion Week, a board member of the Los Angeles LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and part of the Trans Inclusion Task Force for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.[2][3] They are the creator of the NiK Kacy "gender-equal" luxury shoe brand.[1]

    Kacy previously identified as a lesbian, then a trans man, before coming to terms with being nonbinary.[4]

    Quotes

    "I embrace my own inner gender-equality and also complete gender-neutrality. Gender has become less and less significant to me as I have come into my body and mind. I no longer long to be referred to as “sir” nor do I feel disdain when referred to as “miss.” I realize now that I identify as all-of-the-above and yet, none-of-the-above. I have transcended above labels and I have embraced all that is within me. This is what transgender feels like to me… transcending gender."[4]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Coblentz, Natalie Yvette (23 February 2015). "NiK Kacy: The First Gender-Equal Luxury Footwear Line". dapperQ. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
    2. Hornik, Susan (16 October 2019). "Unity: Equality Fashion Week celebrates inclusive brands and LGBTQ designers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
    3. Lowe, Jasmine D. (31 March 2020). "Nik Kacy Brings a Fresh Approach to Shoe Wear". The Queer 26. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
    4. 4.0 4.1 Kacy, Nik (30 November 2016). "A Different Shade of Gay: Designer NiK Kacy Talks Gender Fluidity for Community Voices". dapperQ. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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