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Title: Trans people need equality to get our marriages, confiscated by the state back
Post by: Nemo on May 21, 2012, 03:09:32 PM
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Comment: Trans people need equality to get our marriages, confiscated by the state back

by Sarah Brown
19 May 2012, 1:37pm

Liberal Democrat councillor Sarah Brown explains from the perspective of a transgendered person why she's supporting the Out4Marriage campaign. The current unfair and discriminating system of opposite sex marriages and same sex civil partnerships has meant that she and her wife were forced to surrender their marriage and instead consider themselves 'civil partners'.

More including video at http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/19/comment-trans-people-need-equality-to-get-our-marriages-confiscated-by-the-state-back/ (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/19/comment-trans-people-need-equality-to-get-our-marriages-confiscated-by-the-state-back/)