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  • Texas judge voids transgender widow's marriage

    05/31/2011 5:13:40 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 18 replies
    Associated Press ^ | May 31, 2011
    WHARTON, Texas (AP) -- A Texas judge has signed an order that voids the marriage of a transgender widow whose firefighter husband died battling a blaze. The order prevents Nikki Araguz from receiving the death benefits of her firefighter husband, Thomas Araguz III, who died last year.
  • Suit claims widow of Wharton firefighter was born a man

    07/20/2010 1:27:32 PM PDT · by TexasCajun · 119 replies · 3+ views
    Houston Chronicle (NYTimes of the South) ^ | July 18, 2010, 10:24PM | PAIGE HEWITT
    The family of a Wharton firefighter who died battling a massive egg farm blaze is fighting to keep his widow from receiving death benefits, arguing that the 37-year-old had found out his bride of two years was born a man. Thomas Araguz III separated from his wife after learning her history two months prior to being trapped in the fatal July 3 fire, according to attorney Chad Ellis, who is representing Araguz's parents in the lawsuit. "He was distraught. It was extremely difficult and embarrassing for Tommy," said Ellis, who added that there is no will for the estate, which...