The "Alleged" Transgender Wife Of A Texas Firefighter And Inheritance

[Shana A]

The "Alleged" Transgender Wife Of A Texas Firefighter And Inheritance
by: Autumn Sandeen
Fri Jul 23, 2010 at 21:04:50 PM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/16818/the-alleged-transgender-wife-of-a-texas-firefighter-and-inheritance

Marriage equality is about trans people too. Here's a statement that explains the issue in Texas:

    A 1991 Texas court case defined gender in the state as determined by three factors, gonads, genitalia and chromosomes at the time of birth.

So reads the last paragraph of the United Press International (UPI) article Alleged transgender widow benefits frozen. That's right, the headline says "alleged."

    A Texas judge ordered a firefighter's widow, who was alleged to have been born a man, not to spend or collect any death benefits from her husband.