Stand as one
Transmissions
Published 07/01/2010
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
http://www.ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=transmissions&article=140Some Republicans in Idaho, apparently not content to see marriage laws that bar same-sex couples from being wed, have decided to take things one step further. At the Idaho state GOP convention, a panel of delegates has suggested redefining marriage as "a bond between a 'naturally-born' man and woman." This would further push transgender people away from any marriage rights whatsoever.
I've talked many times about my marriage, and the marriage of some close friends of mine who happen to be transgender. For them, as well as my partner and I, we face the same-sex marriage issue on an all too regular basis. We deal with private companies and government entities that at best simply want to strip away our marriage and/or identity because their paperwork doesn't have a handy checkbox for our relationships. At worst, of course, they're actively hostile to us, attempting to directly thwart our ability to get what is legally, rightfully ours.
