Are There Transsexuals here who have successfully married?

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Bionca

The only problem with this as a "state's rights" issue is that, much like a driver's lisence, the benefits of a marriage lisence transfer from state to state. So, even with a patchwork of stipulations in marriage laws now a valid (hetero-) marriage retains it's legal weight. The 'Full failth and credit' of the state is recognized even in places where that union would not be legal (age of conscent being the one that comes to mind).

So it simply can't work as a state by state proposition with an extreemly mobile population.

That is true to an extent, but seeing how normally conservative states like Iowa and Maine have passed marriage, it would incline other states to do so. As a state-by-state basis I feel this would be more like a concealed carry permit than a drivers liscence. Even though Commiefornia and alot of other states won't issue a concealed carry permit to its residents, they do recognize CCW permits issued by Nevada, Arizona, Texas and other states and the residents of those states can have their weapon on them and walk through this state unmolested. I can bet you that even if Commiefornia didn't recognize the marriages of it's residents, they would make an exception for those who move here. Sounds backasswards but that is the Golden State for you.

If they do it for weapons, I'm sure they would do it for marriage. If it was a really big, looming issue, then it would come down to the individual states and what they decide on. But since it is not, and since more people are alot more openminded than they were, say 20 years aago, if anything, this marriage issue will be accepted by a large majority, if not all the states.