# Legally, who can an American transsexual marry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942 "2004-06-24T03:49:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942/21 "2004-06-25T19:20:25Z")

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> [@FisherQueen](#):
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> Anna likes men. She wants to marry Adam.
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> Barbara likes women. She wants to marry Bonnie.

…they were all in love with dyin’ they were doing it in Texas… (sorry)

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942/22 "2004-06-25T19:33:04Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> _Littleton v. Prange_ is, despite what **Otto** said

Huh? What’d I say?

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**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942/23 "2004-06-26T00:36:51Z")

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> [@KellyM](#):
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> This is an area where, in general, the law is an ass.

If only the legal eagles would admit it and enshrine their idiocy in easy-to-read terms:

> [@Some Law Book Somewhere](#):
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> 15.60.a If in the pursuit of a marriage license, marriage certificate, or similar bonding device, the court shall determine one of the registering pair to be a transexual or otherwise medically altered human la la la la I can’t hear you la la la I’m not listening la la la la la la la la la la la.

The law sure sucks sometimes.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942/24 "2004-06-26T14:17:24Z")

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> [@](#):
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> …they were all in love with dyin’ they were doing it in Texas…

Now I feel like an idiot. Everytime I’ve heard this song, I’ve wondered who Diane was.

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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-who-can-an-american-transsexual-marry/251942/25 "2004-06-26T14:49:41Z")

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To unify the OP and the hijack

(Sung to chorus section of Pepper)

"It is the ruling of the  
court, you’re still a man  
There’s an M on this legal  
certificate of birth  
HRT and SRS  
Are meaningless in here  
We shall simply say ‘la la’ and  
Stick fingers in our ears "

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