Money and the transgender community: three steps to safeguarding finances
Posted by: Nina @ 5:40 am
http://www.queercents.com/2008/04/28/money-and-the-transgender-community-three-steps-to-safeguarding-finances/"The rights of every person are diminished when the rights of one are threatened." – John F. Kennedy
The trans community is receiving a lot of press these days. After all the sensationalism surrounding the pregnant trans man, it was refreshing to open up The New York Times yesterday and read about the financial and legal complexities of being married and transgender.
The profile highlighted Denise and Fran Brunner. They married back in 1980 when Denise was Donald and they stayed together after Donald had a sex-change operation in 2005 that made her Denise. They obtained an amended marriage certificate that listed their current and legal names but this poses many questions:
