me and my fiancee wants to get married as a man and a woman.. is it possible, and if my ID says Male isn't that legit enough to get married as a guy?
From your profile it seems as though you are from Texas. I thought I remembered something about marriage in TX and a quick google search revealed this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/texas-transgender-marriage-rights_n_853183.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/texas-transgender-marriage-rights_n_853183.html)
I'm not sure if anything has come of it though. Also take a look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Texas#Gender_reassignment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Texas#Gender_reassignment)
It seems as if, as it stands right now, you could get married using an ID or record of a "sex change" to get married to your fiancee. But it may not stay that way for long and it may be annulled later.
well we will be either getting married in Arizona or las vegas. i am moving to AZ by the end of this month
As long as you've gotten a legal sex change, and it's legit,
They cant really stop you, since you're a man and she's a woman,
They couldn't call it a same sex marriage.
It's not as simple as that. Unfortunately. I wish to marry my fiancee as well. As a heterosexual couple. However, EVEN if I did change my gender marker, Florida would refuse to accept it as legal. Texas I believe is the same way. I'm not sure about Arizona or other states.
Quote from: Nick on November 07, 2011, 10:59:51 AM
It's not as simple as that. Unfortunately. I wish to marry my fiancee as well. As a heterosexual couple. However, EVEN if I did change my gender marker, Florida would refuse to accept it as legal. Texas I believe is the same way. I'm not sure about Arizona or other states.
Yeah, Florida sucks... Apparently their reasoning is that, even if we go through everything - hormones, SRS, name change, gender marker change, etc. - and pass 100% of the time as male, we STILL don't count as male; it's STILL considered a same-sex marriage, which isn't legal.
My wife and I were married in Hawaii. I have changed my gender on my drivers liscence as well as with the social security office, I believe that is something required (the SS change). It is legal and all has been fine. I do plan on changing my birth certificate just in case.
Myles
Ugh. I was born in Texas sp as far as the birth certificate it is impossible all i can so is am mend it.. it sucks.. but how do i change it with the SS office?
For SS you need a letter from your surgeon (top) worded in a certain way. This changes it at SS which is check for marriage and so on.
Myles
I got married in Las Vegas 5 years ago (didn't last...), and just had to give my state-issued ID and social security card. Because I married an mtf woman, we didn't have any problems with the gender markers... I was still legally female, she was still legally male. However, I imagine that if social security and your state license have the same gender marker, and it's the opposite of your partner's, you'd have no problem. Vegas doesn't require a blood test, and it's a pretty easy process to get the marriage license--- I was in and out in about 30 minutes.
yeah. we are thinking of going to Las Vegas in 2 months and doing it. however my social secruity still says female but i have had my name changed to "Jason" so i dont know i am going to see my dr this friday to see if she can write a letter for me. I dont really need top surgery my boobs shrunk all the way and all i have is big nipples i even went a few times in the gym topless and no one said nothing.