What Makes a Man (or Woman) on a Marriage License?
In a state that bans same-sex marriage, it would seem to be easy to know who can legally marry. Texas county clerks will tell you it is not.
A two-year-old state law says a court order recognizing a sex or name change is acceptable for marriage license applicants. But a 1999 Texas appeals court ruling stipulates that, at least for purposes of marriage, medical procedures cannot change a person’s gender — you are what you were at birth, period.
This legislative session, politicians have punted on clarifying the issue. And that means that despite the state’s constitutional prohibition of ...
Comments (5)
Native Texan
Why is it that gay activists hide the truth about male homosexual promiscuity? A recent study by a San Francisco university revealed -- yet again -- what male homosexuals already knew: Male homosexuals generally do not practice monogamy in their relationships. They do not consider a lack of monogamy to be infidelity. Furthermore, in general, they have many, many sex partners in a lifetime. This leads to disease and to serious medical problems that often shorten their lives. Check with the CDC to confirm this. Thus, why is it wise for society to grant the status of marriage to a relationship that does not intend to practice monogramy in the first place and which is so medically dangerous to the participants? I can't make sense of that.
Henry Crosby
Native Texan is right! Straight people never have sex outside of marriage and only have one sex partner for life.
john penland
Based on Native Texan's argument, and Newt Gingrich's example, we should simply stop issuing marriage license's altogether in order to preserve the "sanctity" of marriage. How you can preserve the "sanctity" which is defined as: a : the quality or state of being holy or sacred by Merriam-Webster, of a civil legal document is beyond me, but whatever.
Native Texan could have just as easily said, and been more accurate that humans are not known for their fidelity in relationships..
County Citizen
If surgery could change your sex then it could also change your species. That would make it possible to avoid taxation by sewing pigs ears to your head in theory. I'snt it clear that there is no such thing as sex change, but rather merely expensive and painful self mutilation. Rep. Kolkhorst needs to consider her ways.
ellison wang
Native Texas: Obesity is another medically dangerous lifestyle, and yet it is steadily increasing in the United States. Does this mean we should make obese people eat less as a law? No. All we can do is inform the dangers of such lifestyle, just like the risks of having multiple sexual partners, etc.
On another note, I understand the religious and conservatism here in Texas, but I feel using phrases such as "for our creator to decide," comes dangerously close to mixing religion with politics: to assume everyone believes there is a creator.