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An Oregon judge has allowed a 52-year-oled retired Army tank mechanic to change gender identity. Not from male to female, or vice versa. But to a new, third gender.
Jamie Shupe is now legally non-binary ? widely believed to be a first for the United States.
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Oregon joins several countries in recognizing a third gender. In 2014, India became the largest country in the world to have an official third option, following in the footsteps of Pakistan, Australia and Germany.
Shupe was born male, got married and had a child.
"I was in a deep, dark depression because I had boxed myself into this male identity that I couldn't stand anymore," Shupe says.
Three years ago, Shupe decided enough is enough.
"I told family members, we either let me out of this box or I'm shooting myself in the head. Things really got that bad," Shupe recalls.
Shupe is no longer legally male or female and prefers the pronoun "they."
So they left the military, moved into a cabin near Deep Creek Lake, Md., transitioned by taking hormones and grew breasts.
But Shupe still didn't feel fully female.
"Nobody can accept this thing ... 'you can't be female and have a penis,' " Shupe says. "That just makes people's heads explode. And that was another reason why I wanted out of this female classification because I have no intention of removing my genitals."
Three years ago, Shupe and their wife of 29 years, Sandy, moved to Portland, Ore.
The transition and the gender changes have been tough, Sandy says, but they still love each other.
"What if your spouse was in an accident and they were totally, they were, like disfigured? Would you still not love that person, just because of what they look like on the outside?" Sandy Shupe says. "That's my take on it. Jamie's still the same."
Sandy says her spouse is more pleasant to be around now, especially since they moved west.
Jamie Shupe tears up with gratitude when talking about the move.
"All you have to do is go on the Human Rights Campaign website and look up transgender and LGBT protection laws and the West Coast just lights up the map for protections," Shupe says.
But that didn't stop them from pushing for more.
Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender : NPR