Transgender widow case boils down to gay marriage ban
August 3, 10:55 AM
Houston Libertarian Examiner
David Woods
http://www.examiner.com/x-60154-Houston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Transgender-widow-case-boils-down-to-gay-marriage-ban (http://www.examiner.com/x-60154-Houston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Transgender-widow-case-boils-down-to-gay-marriage-ban)
The big headline-grabbing story is the legal battle between transgender widow Nikki Araguz and her late firefighter husband's family over survivor benefits. The husband's family is claiming that their marriage was illegal from the get-go because they were both males. Thus, the basis of this exotic and titillating story really comes down to Texas' ban on gay marriage.
There is a simple solution to these kinds of issues that satisfies everyone: let's get the State of Texas out of the marriage business.
Nikki has indicated clearly in an interview she hates being referred to as "transgender" and that she views this as simply a case of recognition of her womanhood. It has absolutely nothing to do with gay anything, that is just yet another appropriation of the lives of women of history, particularly heterosexual ones (and before you jump my ass, I'm bisexual myself) by gays.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME
This is Getting Completely out of Control.
That poor woman is going through Hell with her husbands death.
Not only is she dealing with some psycho B :icon_censored: Mother, But Now
They're taking Gender out of this completely and making it about Orientation....
The Woman had a Gender REASSIGNMENT Surgery. GAY BAN's HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!!!
Give Nikki What she is Entitled to or Open Up a WHOLE CAN OF WORMS That Texas is not ready to handle
Quote from: transheretic on August 04, 2010, 11:22:21 AM
Nikki has indicated clearly in an interview she hates being referred to as "transgender" and that she views this as simply a case of recognition of her womanhood. It has absolutely nothing to do with gay anything, that is just yet another appropriation of the lives of women of history, particularly heterosexual ones (and before you jump my ass, I'm bisexual myself) by gays.
In addition, I've read more than one report suggesting that she might actually be intersex, thus she isn't trans-anything.
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on August 04, 2010, 12:18:51 PM
In addition, I've read more than one report suggesting that she might actually be intersex, thus she isn't trans-anything.
Z
Oh my lord even Better.
That Put Such a Huge twist in this lol!!
I feel so bad for Mrs. Araguz she's doing an amazing job staying in this fight