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GenderBridge -NZ A Great Site with a Vast Amount of Info.. See their "Resource" section.
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"Conformity is the jailer of
freedom and the enemy of growth."
( John F. Kennedy - Address to the UN
General Assembly-(25 September 1961.) -http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
A Case for the European Human Rights Commission?
QUESTION
Put bluntly: After receiving recognition of our preferred gender by UK in the form of an amended Birth Certificate (BC), are we automatically recognised by the Jurisdiction in which we now reside?
As I am recognised by UK via their Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) and amended Birth Certificate (BC) as a woman, what would be the situation if I were to marry a male person?
Would the Jurisdiction in which I reside accept that as a valid marriage, or would they still consider it to be ‘Same Sex’ as I am not recognised in my preferred gender by the Jurisdiction in which I now reside.
The BC is only prima facie proof of who and what sex we are, but is asked for as proof of who we are by the passport office now after having had Sex Re-assignment Surgery (SRS) which was not required prior to 2005, providing that you hold a Citizenship Certificate that has also been amended.
Does this mean that at the Federal Government level in Australia I am recognised as per my amended BC, but not in Queensland, as they do not offer a GRC to those who have undergone SRS, but were born abroad?
How does this apply to Victoria when that Jurisdiction does offer a GRC, or the equivalent to those residing there, but born abroad?
As the Federal, States and Territories do not recognise same sex couples/marriage, would we, after SRS and recognised via an amended BC, still be classified as ‘Same Sex’ if we wished to marry?
Those who were born within that Jurisdiction and have received an amended BC are now recognised as Male or Female and can marry, as it is not now recognised as ‘Same Sex’. However, if we are not recognised after receiving an amended BC from the UK by the Jurisdiction in which we now reside as Male or Female, as they offer no GRC as recognition of that change, could this be deemed to be Discrimination?
Could this be a case for the European Human Rights Commission?
Love and Peace,
Kathy Anne Noble
