Same-Sex Marriage In Australia?
Same sex marriage is finally being recognised in Australia – but there’s a catch. One half of the couple must be transgender.
The situation applies to straight married couples, where one half decides to transition from one gender to the other. In the past these marriages would have been annulled under a “state enforced divorce”, however as of July 1 this will no longer be the case.
The change was brought about by the Same Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws) Act 2008.
The policy was confirmed by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department in a letter to the founder and president of Changeling Aspects, a Queensland-based support group for transsexuals, Kathy Noble.
Peter Arnaudo from the department wrote: “While the reforms do not expressly address the sex or gender diversity of specific individuals, they ensure that … a transgender individual who remains married after surgery will not be deemed to be no longer married, as a result of the reforms.”
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