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MI: Transgender Man and Fiancee Denied Marriage License

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Transgender Man in MichiganThis occurred in Pontiac, Michigan. Via Michigan Messenger with video from the local Fox affiliate:

“Jordan Swan, who is a female to male transgender man, says he went to the Oakland County Clerk this week to marry his fiancee. The two paid for their marriage license, swore their oaths and signed on the dotted line. Then they were off to the chapel to get married… or so they thought. Swan tells Fox 2 News that shortly after the happy couple left the clerk’s office they received a call telling them they had to return to the offices to get a refund for their marriage license fee. The reason they were offered when they got to the offices? Swan is not a man because he doesn’t have a penis.”

Unfortunately for the county officials, it’s the penis that makes the man.

Full Story From Pam’s House Blend

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MA: State Denies Joint Burial Plans, Citing Potential Loss of Federal Funding

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Two years ago, Darrel Hopkins toured the state veterans’ cemetery in Winchendon and decided he wanted to be buried there. The 20-year Army veteran was delighted with the cemetery’s rolling green hills and picturesque chapel. So he applied for joint burial for himself and his spouse, and was pleased when the state promptly approved the application.

But Mr. Hopkins would soon learn that discrimination can follow you to the grave. Not long after he selected his final resting place, he was summoned to the attorney general’s office and told that the state could lose millions in funding if it allowed the joint burial.

Mr. Hopkins, the recipient of two Bronze Stars and other medals, is married to a man. Because the federal government doesn’t acknowledge same-sex marriage, the 65-year-old veteran may now be forced to choose between recognition for his longtime military service and perpetual rest with his longtime partner.

Full Story from Telegram.com

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Argentina: Senate Denies Church Request for Gay Marriage Ballot Box Vote

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Members of the Argentine Senate have rejected a call by the Roman Catholic Church to put a gay marriage bill up for a vote, La Nacion reported.

Church officials had asked senators to move the debate on gay marriage from the Senate to the public square. The bill was approved in May by Argentina’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies (la Camara de Diputados) and is being reviewed in the Senate General Law Committee chaired by Senator Liliana Negre de Alonso, who has said that she disagrees with giving gay and lesbian couples the right to marry.

Negre de Alonso’s committee began a four-city hearing tour on June 14 that wrapped up Monday in Mendoza.

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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