TRANSGENDERS' RECEPTION MIXED AMID ALA. BAN ON GAY VOWS

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Because Janus Carson is a biological male, who has not undergone a sex-change operation, the Chilton County probate judge saw no problem marrying Janus Carson to a female, Cheryjn Carson.

The mixed reception of the couple on June 6 -- when Alabama voters emphatically banned gay marriages in the state constitution -- depicts the uncertainty of marriage law when it comes to transgenders, a term for those who have changed their biological gender. It's an uncertainty that extends beyond Alabama.

"A lot of states don't have any specific laws so it certainly can be done on a case-by-case basis," said Allison Neal, a law fellow of the American Civil Liberties Union in Alabama.