Greenwich, Greens call for end to forced trans divorces
Peter Hackney, August 15, 2013
http://www.altmedia.net.au/greenwich-greens-call-for-end-to-forced-trans-divorces/81533Currently, NSW law requires married people undergoing a gender transition to divorce their spouses before they can be granted legal recognition of their new gender.
In a joint statement, Mr Greenwich and Greens MLC Mehreen Faruqi said they would work together to draft amendments to overturn the provisions of the Act.
At the same time, they would also seek to amend the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act, to widen its scope and include protections for the intersex community, they announced.
"The trans and intersex communities currently have to deal with unnecessary, cruel, and outdated discrimination in NSW legislation and we will work hard to end this," said Mr Greenwich.
Dr Faruqi said: "It is unacceptable that relationships and families can be torn apart so callously by discrimination ingrained in NSW law. It is time the law fully recognises and protects our trans and intersex communities."
