Friday, July 11, 2003
From the Telegraph, Marriage rights planned for transsexuals.
But don't worry bigots, the Government hasn't forgotten you.
*In a concession to concerns in the Anglican Church about the sexuality reforms, priests will for the first time be able to refuse to carry out a marriage ceremony if the bride or groom is a transsexual.
*[Transexuals] will have to meet medical criteria, give a sworn statement that they have lived in their new gender for at least a few years and that they intend to continue until death.
*Lord Filkin said he expected a Bill to go to Parliament some time next year.
Oh, whenever you feel like it really. I mean, it's only transsexuals right? And they have to persuade the 'Gender Recognition Panel' that they're serious about this whole 'changing sex, spending a year or two 'living their new role' and risking getting attacked or killed, major internal surgery'-thing. Because, as we all know, one wild night and the next morning you're waking up wearing new clothes and someone's nicked most of your sexual organs.
But don't worry bigots, the Government hasn't forgotten you.
*In a concession to concerns in the Anglican Church about the sexuality reforms, priests will for the first time be able to refuse to carry out a marriage ceremony if the bride or groom is a transsexual.
*[Transexuals] will have to meet medical criteria, give a sworn statement that they have lived in their new gender for at least a few years and that they intend to continue until death.
*Lord Filkin said he expected a Bill to go to Parliament some time next year.
Oh, whenever you feel like it really. I mean, it's only transsexuals right? And they have to persuade the 'Gender Recognition Panel' that they're serious about this whole 'changing sex, spending a year or two 'living their new role' and risking getting attacked or killed, major internal surgery'-thing. Because, as we all know, one wild night and the next morning you're waking up wearing new clothes and someone's nicked most of your sexual organs.
