Jun 19th, 2006
Does “protecting marriage” mean annulling marriages of trans people?
File this under: “Things ya just don’t think about…”
Last week, USA Today published a letter by Laurie Cicotello, whose parents’ 37-year marriage is vulnerable to being annulled. Why? Because her born-male parent transitioned to female 20 years ago. Technically, that makes her parents a same-sex couple.
Read her letter here: ‘Let no one rend asunder’ — regardless of sex orientation
Isn’t that ironic? Laurie’s parents have weathered 37 years together, for better and for worse — including a change in gender presentation. Yet they are the people who must be stopped because they supposedly make a mockery of the institution?
Laurie has been outspoken about this hypocrisy since she was a teenager. A few years ago I wrote an article, “Happy Anniversary, Mom and Parent” about her family:
Laurie advocates for more dialogue around issues where sexual orientation and gender identity intersect–and she stresses that gay, lesbian, and bisexual communities could all benefit from making more room for trans issues. She says, “Much like with [the Stonewall riots in 1969], it will be gender-variant people who make a difference in the lives of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.”
Read the rest of “Happy Anniversary, Mom and Parent.”
Hats off to Laurie! Live and let live.
Laurie has been an amazing spokesperson for for all that is right with the world.
This proves right there that this is not about some notion of commitment or stability or “protecting marriage”.
i know laurie and her family and am a post-op ts female myself. they are the most together, awesome, loving and well-balanced family i have had the pleasure to be around.
what has never been explained by those who FEAR that which is different, is WHY they believe anyONE should have the right to govern the LOVE between two individuals?
in this planets increasingly dark future for the survival of humanity, one would think that so so many other things should be first and foremost on peoples minds, and that LOVE should be allowed to reign unfettered in any shape or form.
i do believe that LOVE is the one and ONLY thing that should govern ANYONES values.
so LOVE and LET LIVE.
jamie antonia
chicago il
usa
[...] On the flip side, Abigail Garner points out the case of a Nebraska couple with one MTF spouse, whose 37-year marriage is in danger of annullment because of a same-sex marriage ban. All that fighting to be recognized as the gender you really are, only to have to fight for your relationship to the one you love. [...]