LinkThe Court issued the order after noting that the union between the transsexual, now a woman, and her male partner did not contravene any provision of the Marriage Act.
But in his application, the director, Anthony Geraldi, argued that the change in the Act of Birth of the transsexual, allowing him to change his name and gender, was only intended to protect the right to privacy and to avoid embarrassment.
Such a change, he said, should not mean that the person is considered a female for the purpose of marriage.
