Can we get married after s.r.s. in the state of Florida? I'm unclear on this?
So far I've been reading and it doesn't look good. I didn't realise Florida was so backwards, gay sex just became legal in 2003?
Also transsexuals have been rejected to marry the same biological sex.
Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on January 30, 2012, 11:37:18 PM
So far I've been reading and it doesn't look good. I didn't realise Florida was so backwards, gay sex just became legal in 2003?
Also transsexuals have been rejected to marry the same biological sex.
Yes Florida is VERY backwards and conservative. Outside a few main cities, it's worse than some of the deep south states..
As long as you present as a hetrosexual couple and your documentation says that you can get married in any state. Most states only require you to present a driver's license.
However, it does become an issue on death and divorce on whether or not they recognize that it was a valid marriage.
I know with the Kantaris case -- an ftm getting a divorce and wanting custody of their children -- the court invalidated their marriage but still gave him the kids b/c the mother was deemed unfit - this was in florida.
Currently, there is a case in Texas challenging things -- a firefighters wife being denied benefits b/c she is transgender.
It is quite funny that the only place on Earth(?) that offers a complete and 100% change of every past ad present ID-data for Transsexuals, is Iran.
I was looking up states that only ask for an ID to get married since mine says female even though I haven't had SRS yet. But I was thinking about the possible repercussions as well.
when you get SRS won't most states also amend your gender marker on your birth certificate, I live in the state of Virginia at the moment, i hope i will be able to legally marry the man I love when I have my surgery. I would not want to legally be his husband cause that just seems wrong. Since I am a girl.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fb%2Fbd%2FAmending_birth_certificate_sex_in_the_US.svg%2F250px-Amending_birth_certificate_sex_in_the_US.svg.png&hash=dcb8df764b3f5a0fbb5a5b059a585b69b9fd6547)
Legal requirements each state has for amending the sex on one's birth certificate.
Changing sex on birth certificate
requires notice from surgeon that performed SRS1
Changing sex on birth certificate
requires court order
Changing sex on birth certificate
requires approval of state registrar
State does not change sex on birth
certificates for those who undergo SRS
1New York City issues its own birth certificates and requires a court order in order to amend the sex on such a certificate.
2Some Texas officials have refused to amend the sex on birth certificates after the ruling Littleton v. Prange; however, a court may order a change of sex on a birth certificate.
at least you don't live in one of those red states, altho florida is blue / red so I don't know what that means,
Like other states, California will amend birth certificates only for California natives currently living in California. However, unlike other states, postoperative residents of California born outside California may obtain a court-ordered change of name and gender
perhaps you should move to California , the state is far more progressive. i plan to do so maybe later this year.