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The (Mis)Categorization Of Sex In Anglo-American Cases Of Transsexual Marriage, John Parsi
The (Mis)Categorization Of Sex In Anglo-American Cases Of Transsexual Marriage, John Parsi
Michigan Law Review
The United States' promise to establish equality for all has been challenged by post-operative transsexuals seeking recognition in their acquired sex. The birth certificate is the legal gateway to changing other legal documents; but the process for changing the birth certificate varies widely from state to state. This lack of national uniformity makes post-operative transsexuals' recognition of their acquired sex complicated at best and impossible at worst. This Note details the legal progression from non-recognition to recognition of post-operative transsexuals' acquired sex in the United Kingdom and through the European Court of Human Rights. The Note goes on to explore …
Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, And Good Public Policy, Mark Strasser
Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, And Good Public Policy, Mark Strasser
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Transgendered individuals and their families face legal risks that most families do not, at least in part, because state laws are often unclear about whether or under what conditions transgendered individuals are permitted to marry the individuals whom they love. Challenges to the validity of marriages involving the transgendered may arise under a variety of circumstances, ranging from cases in which individuals may have hidden or may not even have known that they were transgendered until after their marriages, to cases in which the individuals had already transitioned and had explained their personal histories to their partners before they were …