Can transgengered people...?

Question

can transgendered people get married to some one of the sex that they were b4...like could a m2f transexual marry a man....and could a f2m transexual marry a female...?

and if so isn't that a tad like gay marriage....i mean you were a man b4 and now ur marring a man..?

but i know for a FACT you can't in my state(i live in Kentucky)which i think is REALLY stupid

Answer 1

Of course. Once they went through the change they are legally the opposite sex. So a male will no longer be a male but a female. But that can not happen until they have the operation.

Answer 2

This is one of those places where the 'coming out' thing may be good for homosexuals as some seem to assert--transexuals really shouldn't. Decide, is the guy now a girl now or what? In most states there are provisions to change ones gender on identification like birth certificates and drivers licenses. If a guy has completed the change so that he is now a she, then live it--don't go around telling everyone, especially in the court house when you get your license, that you are a transsexual. That is like a bride wearing white at the wedding then whispering to the husband just before he consumates, "By the way, I'm pregnant and your best man is the father."

I know that in Missouri there was a lawsuit that denied survivors benefits to a trans who is now a widow--but the husband's children had to sue to stop it, otherwise it would have happened. There was a trans in Kansas that last I heard was still in jail because of (1) the marriage definition, and (2) the gender bench mark defined for the marriage law. The guy gets public identity as a woman, but either his loose lips or that he "didn't pass" as a female when he went to get the license.

Come on people, decide, are you or aren't you? This middle ground stuff (along with a sometimes glaring lack of success in passing as the other sex) is causing far, far more grief than it needs to. Talk to other trans and see where there is a problem and where there isn't and go there to get married.

Answer 3

If you have SRS (sexual reassignment surgery, aka "sex change") you can file for a birth certificate change. If you were male to female, for example, you'd be legally recognized as female and could marry a man, but not a woman. Some transsexuals marry their partners before the change while they're still recognized as their birth sex-- this way they can be married, and even though their sex will officially change, the marriage will still stand. It works vice-versa, too, with female to male transsexuals.

One exception is that some states only require irreversible (usually sexual) surgery for a change of birth certificate.

Also, about something another poster said: not all or even most transwomen are les. There's been no comprehensive study so we really don't know. Empirically it seems it breaks down pretty similar to cisgendered peeps.

Answer 4

Sometimes they can and sometimes they can't. It all depends on how accepting the current officials are. If they could get all of their legal documents changed in that state and are post-op, it could be considered straight and therefor legal in all states. Or they could say once a man always a man and it could be considered a homosexual marriage and not valid in most states. Or they could not even have all the documents changed and just because of how well they pass it could be allowed without further inspection. Then again they could question the person's legal sex and dig up their documents, then consider it a gay marriage and illegal in most states. Then again right now one state allows same-sex marriages and wouldn't care at all. Really, the laws aren't there so it just comes down to circumstance.

Answer 5

The laws get really weird here. It first of all varies from state to state: the legal definition of physical sex varies from state to state, so that the same person might be allowed to marry in one state but not another. Aside from that, marriages from before a change of sex may or may not be allowed to continue: in some states they are automatically dissolved with the change of sex while other states essentially allow that as a loophole.

A m2f could definitely marry a man after a legal sex change (whatever that entails in her state). Sometimes, she may marry a woman before said sex change and remain married to her afterwards.

Answer 6

Yes because once you have had gender reassignment, you are a different gender. So if you are a man and you become a woman surgically (along with other therapies), in this country you can marry because you are a woman marrying a man. A female to male transsexual is a man, so yes, he can marry a woman. Only in Mass. would it not matter.

Answer 7

What do you mean? In Kentucky, you're even allowed to marry your brother. Why don't you try that? Marry your brother, then have a sex change. Ta Da...Another brilliant solution from this world class mind. All in a day's work. Whew...don't mention it.
hey, newmichel...lighten up. some of us have been around for a while, and we don't appreciate misinformation going around. 35% of male to female transsexuals prefer women to men. Check it out.

Answer 8

in england they can because gay marriage is legal now lol
i saw sumwhere the other day that a f2m was marrying an m2f n adopting children!!! poor child =S how confusing

Answer 9

Trans sexuals change from one sex to the other...once the change is done..you are what ever sex you desired to be. So, a man changing to a woman, is now a woman...and can marry a man. That is not considered a gay marriage.

Answer 10

It really depends on how far along the transition is. After a certain point, you can have your gender legally changed, and then there's nothing to stop someone from letting you marry someone of the opposite sex.