Shige Sakurai

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

Shige Sakurai 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.^[2] They are the creator of International Pronouns Day and the website MyPronouns.org. Currently they work as an adjunct instructor at American University in Washington, DC.^[3]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "LGBT Equity Center Acting Director". University of Maryland Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
↑ Norwood, Candice (June 2019). "How Governments Are Transitioning Their Gender Policies to Nonbinary". governing.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
↑ "Shige Sakurai, Adjunct Instructor". American University. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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[1] "LGBT Equity Center Acting Director". University of Maryland Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[gove_HowG-2] Norwood, Candice (June 2019). "How Governments Are Transitioning Their Gender Policies to Nonbinary". governing.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[amer_Adju-3] "Shige Sakurai, Adjunct Instructor". American University. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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