More on the Australian High Court Ruling on Trans Identity
Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | October 10, 2011 4:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/10/more_on_the_australian_high_court_ruling_on_trans.phpThis past Friday, guest blogger Zoe Brain discussed the recent High Court of Australia ruling, AB v. Western Australia, in which the highest court in the country ruled that a man, for the purposes of the Gender Reassignment Act, is someone who appears to be a man, regardless of genitalia. It's a little more complicated than that, so read her post for more details.
I would like to address some interesting facets of the ruling that show how differently the Australian legal system has addressed trans issues. In Australia, all of the states, of which there are six, have enacted statutes legislating the issue of who is entitled to have their sex reassigned on legal documents, which is then effective for most private and public purposes.
