Bi-Polar Bear wrote:now as a technical question how will or does the law define a post op transgendered person?
Depends, of course, on the state, most states will change gender status after proof of Genital Re-assigment Surgery. However, some states will change gender status before GRS, generally, needing a statement from a doctor that the TG person is living in the role of the new gender. I just changed ny name, went to the Driver's License Office to get the DL changed, the clerk a real nice woman, is inputting the new data, she says OK but I have to leave the gender data the same, have you had GRS, I lied and said yes, she said well, I need a letter as proof, I said jokingly, well, what if I just showed it to you! She cracked up.
Anyway, I am going to wait a few months and then try to get the gender marker changed. Now, since I am inclined toward women, if I met a woman that I wanted to marry, I could stay male as far as my records go and legally marry her. But I doubt whether any transsexuals would ever actually do that as the overriding concern for us is to be fully accpeted in our true gender.
Anyone who is curious about this issue or wants to learn more should read "True Selves" My therapist Gianna E. Israel has written an excelent book as well " Transgender Care."
