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5. Transsexual marriage: meaning of term 'marriage'.

Author

Blight, Jake

Subjects
Transsexuals -- Laws, regulations and rules, Marriage law -- Interpretation and construction, Kevin, In re (2001 Fam. C.A. 1074 (Austl. Fam. Ct.))
Abstract

In Re Kevin (Validity of Marriage of a Transsexual) the Family Court of Australia decided that a transsexual who had undergone treatment to transfer his gender from female to male was legally a man and therefore able to enter a legal marriage to a woman.

Published
2002

7. Transgender Inmates.

Author

Blight, Jake

Subjects
LEGAL status of transgender prisoners, SEX discrimination laws, CRIMINAL justice system, JUSTICE administration, PRISON system, PRISONERS' sexual behavior, SOCIAL conditions in Australia
Abstract

The article discusses the conditions of transgender persons in the correctional and legal system in Australia. It mentions that transgender inmates are at high risk of assault or self-harm despite the small number of such persons in the Australian prison system. An overview of the various definitions of a transgender person under the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act is offered. It also discusses several identified issues for corrective services, occurrences of transgender persons and the choice of institutions.

Published
2000

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