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Title: Transsexuals in landmark case in Western Australia
Post by: nmason on March 03, 2010, 05:15:33 AM
Post by: nmason on March 03, 2010, 05:15:33 AM
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6879509/transsexuals-in-landmark-case/ (http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6879509/transsexuals-in-landmark-case/)
Transsexuals in landmark case
AMANDA BANKS, The West Australian March 3, 2010, 6:03 am
Two female-to-male transsexuals should be able to keep female organs that allow them to bear children and still be legally recognised as men, it was argued in a landmark test of WA's gender reassignment laws yesterday.
The Court of Appeal case is expected to set a legal precedent which could define the extent of medical intervention required for females to have their gender reassigned to male.
The appeal was launched by Attorney-General Christian Porter to clarify reassignment legislation which came into effect 10 years ago.
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Transsexuals in landmark case
AMANDA BANKS, The West Australian March 3, 2010, 6:03 am
Two female-to-male transsexuals should be able to keep female organs that allow them to bear children and still be legally recognised as men, it was argued in a landmark test of WA's gender reassignment laws yesterday.
The Court of Appeal case is expected to set a legal precedent which could define the extent of medical intervention required for females to have their gender reassigned to male.
The appeal was launched by Attorney-General Christian Porter to clarify reassignment legislation which came into effect 10 years ago.
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Title: Re: Transsexuals in landmark case in Western Australia
Post by: Muffin on March 03, 2010, 05:25:13 AM
Post by: Muffin on March 03, 2010, 05:25:13 AM
Hey that's where I live *first thing I've heard about this* :P
Good on them!!! Yet another win ^_^
edit: Oh crap that's right I was meant to go out tonight, I wonder if they're down the local celebrating *ponders making a phone call or two*.
Good on them!!! Yet another win ^_^
edit: Oh crap that's right I was meant to go out tonight, I wonder if they're down the local celebrating *ponders making a phone call or two*.