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TOWANDA!
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Queen Bee
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Good 'n married.
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Eastern Canada. But if I make a wrong turn at the lights I get stopped by a border guard.
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Originally Posted by EnderD_503
Wtf...anything so that they don't have to give a transwoman marriage benefits. If she has had her gender marker changed then they should be forced to recognise the marriage. Same-sex marriage should be legal everywhere at this point, but at the same time they should be recognising her as woman.
Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/24/365...-marriage.html |
I literally gasped when I read this. I don't know why - I should have expected it. Incredible that her gender can be changed on official documents but even that can be overlooked in order to discriminate against her. Goes to show the value of careful estate planning to protect your loved ones.
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