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European court strikes down transgender marriage case
EU Observer ^ | 16.07.14 @ 20:47 | Nikolaj Nielsen

Posted on 07/16/2014 5:52:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A Finnish citizen who wanted the state to recognize her new gender after surgery and remain legally married to woman at the same time lost her case at the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday (16 July).

Heil Hamalainen underwent male-to-female gender reassignment surgery in 2009, years after she married her partner.

But Finnish law does not recognize same-sex marriages.

State authorities said that for Hamalainen to have her new gender recognized, she would need to turn the marriage into a civil partnership or get a divorce—something the couple refused. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eussr; finland; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; marriage; ssm; transgender

1 posted on 07/16/2014 5:52:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I’m so confused. Or maybe they are.


2 posted on 07/16/2014 5:53:38 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Olog-hai

This is the type of crap that happens when the natural order is forsaken for the purpose of sexual perversion. Both the court and the plaintiffs tie themselves in knots trying to make sense out of nonsense.


3 posted on 07/16/2014 5:57:28 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Olog-hai
What decent, moral society would allow gender-reassignment in the first place? I know one immoral society which does: Iran.
4 posted on 07/16/2014 6:01:28 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: Objective Scrutator

Should be a moot point no? Just because this person looks like a woman doesn’t mean it is one. Case dismissed. Next.


5 posted on 07/16/2014 7:03:50 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (The zombies here elected alcee hastings. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: Olog-hai

This looks bad folks.

The people who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah had higher morals than we have in this age and remember what happened to them.


6 posted on 07/16/2014 9:37:46 PM PDT by 353FMG
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