A Wedding Just for the Kids

[Shana A]

Joanne Herman
Transgender advocate and author of "Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not"
Posted: August 16, 2010 03:00 PM
      
A Wedding Just for the Kids

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-herman/a-wedding-just-for-the-ki_b_679969.html

Normally I'd be posting something about transgender issues, not writing about weddings. It's not that there is nothing transgender-related on my mind. For example, in the past month we had the horrific story of trans woman Erin Vaught at the emergency room of Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. Vaught was coughing up blood and sought help and instead was made fun of by the staff, in front of her partner and son, for being transgender, and then was denied treatment.

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The unofficial ceremony was held in our home, a New York City-style loft with a large open space. Since the wedding party wore its full wedding day attire, the kids got the bonus of seeing it before their parents will. I felt regal in my ivory gown, Terry looked so sharp in her black tux with ivory bow tie and cranberry vest, the bridesmaids were gorgeous in their cranberry colored dresses, and the groomspeople were equally sharp in the gray suits with cranberry bow ties.