Monday, June 6, 2011

What is the legal definition of male gender?

In our state, there is a woman who is a transgender. She has legally changed her gender to a male. Now he is pregnant. I want to know what is the legal definition of a male and how can she legally change her gender with out having male parts?What is the legal definition of male gender?
See a therapist.

Get diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder.

Live for a minimum of one year as the gender you feel you are.

Petition a court for a legal name change. (easily done)

Take hormones.

Get referral letter for surgery.

Get ONE permanent, irreversible gender specific surgery (this could be a hysterectomy, a phalloplasty, OR just chest reconstruction from having female breasts to a male chest)

Petition court for a legal gender change based on letters from surgeon.

Chest surgery for female to males is still considered sexual reassignment surgery becuase you are operating on the female breasts which are gender specific.



The end. You are legally male.What is the legal definition of male gender?
Technically a legal gender change doesn't occur until the transperson has sexual reassignment surgery(SRS)--which doesn't happen with all of them. Often, especially with female to males the bottom surgery (SRS) is not part of the transition process, it's too costly, and the results are just not that great. So technically even though the person lives as male, the legal definition of that person is still female.
i don't know about legally, but technically gender is a construction of society, and sex is the biological construction.... so really male or female gender is societal norms that the gender identifies with....just so you know.
Is this the person that was on Oprah today? Her name was Tracy and now it's Tommy. I saw that... I kinda wondered the same thing that you are asking too.. Another thing I wondered about was that when he/she met the Girlfriend, he was still a female. So was the girlfriend a Lesbian or Bi? Because now that she has become a he wouldn't that make her straight? Geez, now I'm really confused Lol.. But they look really happy and I'm happy for them too..
I think a weaner is required.

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