Fed: Democrats call on Attorney General to explain concerns
CANBERRA, Jan 16 AAP - Attorney General Daryl Williams should explain why he is appealinga Family Court ruling recognising the right of a transsexual to legally marry his femalepartner, the Australian Democrats said today.
A transsexual man known as Kevin, who was born a female, had a son with partner Jenniferin 1998 after entering an IVF program.
They were married the following year but the federal government challenged the union in court.
Last year Justice Richard Chisholm declared the union valid, noting a 1961 law statinga man could only be a man if he was male at birth was …
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