The popular Japanese-American singer took to their Instagram to open up about their identity in a lengthy post. “I’m sick of being asked if I’m “Miss or Missus” or choosing between “Miss/Mrs/Ms” for everyday things,” they said. “It makes me uncomfortable to be identified so markedly by my marital status or sex, and I don’t relate to any of those prefixes.
Every time, I feel like I’m forced to misrepresent myself. “I long for an alternative option, one that anybody of any gender or social standing could use.
After writing thus far I looked it up and discovered that “Mx.” (pronounced as “mix”) has been suggested!” Hikaru Utada made waves in the music scene when they released their Japanese debut album, First Love.