Monday, August 30, 2010
The Lawsuit Against Nikki Araguz Could Impact Many People in Texas
http://thenikkiaraguztrial.blogspot.com/2010/08/lawsuit-against-nikki-araguz-could.htmlAmong the many topics left out of nearly every mainstream newspaper and television report about the lawsuit against Nikki Araguz, are the number of people in Texas and across the U.S. who have had genital reconstruction surgery, and who could potentially be affected by an unfavorable appeals court ruling, if the Delgado v. Araguz lawsuit gets that far. While the number of such people may represent a small fraction of the U.S. population, the numeric totals may surprise many people who are not otherwise informed about the prevalence of people born with intersex and/or transsexual conditions. There are likely hundreds of such married couples living in Texas, some who have married in Texas and some who have married elsewhere, whose marriages exist in a state of legal uncertainly while they remain resident in Texas, because of the confused status of Texas marriage law.
Conversely, if a Texas appeals court were to overturn Littleton v. Prange and validate Nikki Araguz's heterosexual marriage to Thomas Araguz, there are numerous Texas couples who have married precisely because of the Littleton v. Prange decision who could also be adversely affected by such a change in Texas law.
