Shige Sakurai

Shige Sakurai
Nationality	American
Pronouns	Singular they or ze/zir
Occupation	Educator, activist
Known for	Created International Pronouns Day; First American to receive an "X" driver's license;

Shige Sakurai (previously Nic Sakurai^[2]) is an educator and activist. They have been out as nonbinary since the early 2000s, and were the first person in the USA to receive a driver's license with X sex marker.^[3] They are the creator of International Pronouns Day. Currently they work as an adjunct instructor at American University in Washington, DC.^[4]

References

↑ Sakurai, Shige (16 October 2019). "Beyond International Pronouns Day". Medium. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
↑ Stein, Perry (30 June 2017). "Meet the first person in the country to officially receive a gender-neutral driver's license". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
↑ Norwood, Candice (June 2019). "How Governments Are Transitioning Their Gender Policies to Nonbinary". governing.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
↑ "Shige Sakurai, Adjunct Instructor". American University. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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[medi_Beyo-1] Sakurai, Shige (16 October 2019). "Beyond International Pronouns Day". Medium. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[wash_Meet-2] Stein, Perry (30 June 2017). "Meet the first person in the country to officially receive a gender-neutral driver's license". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[gove_HowG-3] Norwood, Candice (June 2019). "How Governments Are Transitioning Their Gender Policies to Nonbinary". governing.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[amer_Adju-4] "Shige Sakurai, Adjunct Instructor". American University. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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