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If Nikki Araguz loses, all transgender people in Texas could effectively be de-t

Started by Butterfly, September 01, 2010, 05:08:34 PM

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September 01, 2010, 05:08:34 PM
If Nikki Araguz loses, all transgender people in Texas could effectively be de-transitioned
Dallas Voice
By John Wright
01 September, 2010


http://www.dallasvoice.com/nikki-araguz-loses-detransition-thousands-trans-people-texas-1042026.html


In the above video posted on YouTube last week, Cristan Willams of the Houston-based Transgender Foundation of America  explains why the Nikki Araguz case is so critical to transgender rights in Texas. Araguz is the trans widow of a Wharton, Texas firefighter who died in the line of duty in July. The family of Araguz's late husband has sued to prevent her from receiving death benefits, arguing that their marriage is void because she was born a man. And according to Williams, the case isn't really about death benefits — it's about the question of whether Araguz is a man or a woman in the eyes of the law.
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