365Gay.com – by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Melbourne, Australia) A transsexual who transitioned from male to female in 2002 has been handed a difficult choice by Australia’s Federal Court – either divorce your wife or keep your male designation of official documents.
The woman, known only in court documents as AB, had been married for several years before she felt comfortable enough to accept her transgenderism. With the support of her wife she began transitioning and completed her surgery in April 2002.
Three years later she applied to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state of Victoria to have her sex changed from male to female on her birth certificate.
Her request was rejected on the grounds she was married.
The registrar cited Australia’s ban on same-sex marriage as the reason.