Wow. Ok, question tiem!
Where do these marriage issues leave me? I mean, it's going to be damn hard to say 'you can't marry anyone' because that reeks of obvious discrimination. However, here's the reality for me: while the great majority of the world sees me as female and treats me as female, my ID still reads male so as far as the state is concerned, I'm a dude (*grumble* stupid state). Does this mean I should be able to marry men or women? And let's say I do get married here in the next year or so and at that point I do get my gender change legally recognized; what then? Does my marriage get automatically annulled? And why would our marriage be more worthy of state recognition before a matter of paperwork is accomplished but unworthy after?
Where do these marriage issues leave me? I mean, it's going to be damn hard to say 'you can't marry anyone' because that reeks of obvious discrimination. However, here's the reality for me: while the great majority of the world sees me as female and treats me as female, my ID still reads male so as far as the state is concerned, I'm a dude (*grumble* stupid state). Does this mean I should be able to marry men or women? And let's say I do get married here in the next year or so and at that point I do get my gender change legally recognized; what then? Does my marriage get automatically annulled? And why would our marriage be more worthy of state recognition before a matter of paperwork is accomplished but unworthy after?
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
