James Shupe

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James Shupe (formerly Jamie) retired from the Army with the rank of sergeant first class. He previously identified as transgender and was the first American to obtain nonbinary status under law.

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    • Opinion

    My New Life After Transgender Despair

    James Shupe
    Last December, I received an early Christmas present that I would have rejected just one year earlier: an “M” for “male” on my driver’s license. The switch back to male marked the end of a long journey of gender confusion and self-deception. Along the way I became a transgender activist and then America's first legally…
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    • Opinion

    I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.
    James Shupe
    • Opinion

    I Was a Transgender Soldier. Gender Dysphoria Poses Real Problems for the Military.
    James Shupe
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