In marriage cases, how should sex be determined?
Woman born male marries girlfriend; attorney general asked to decide which ID legit
By Chuck Lindell
AMERICAN-STATEMAN STAFF
Published: 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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El Paso County has asked Attorney General Greg Abbott for advice on how to distinguish men from women, and the answer could play a role in the divisive debate over same-sex marriage.
The county's problems began in February when Sabrina Jeanne Hill requested a license to marry another woman. The answer is usually a no-brainer in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned by state law and a voter-approved constitutional amendment.
But Hill, formerly named Virgil Eugene Hill, submitted a birth certificate indicating she was born male. Hill also provided an Arizona driver's license listing her sex as female and a court order acknowledging that her name had changed after she underwent surgery to become a woman.