Chinese Bill May Allow Transgendered People To Marry BUT
it's only post-operation transgenders that could marry if it passes.
Both conservatives and LGBT groups have condemned the bill.
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Conservative Christians and transsexual-rights activists have found rare common ground: they are lining up to oppose an amendment to the Marriage Ordinance intended to allow transgender people to marry.
The Security Bureau is asking lawmakers to approve the Marriage (Amendment) Bill after the Court of Final Appeal ruled that a transgender woman should be allowed to marry her boyfriend. The court gave the government until July to change the law. The bill has been condemned by rights activists for insisting a person undergo full gender reassignment surgery to be considered transgender. Religious groups fear the amendment is a step towards gay marriage and a threat to the traditional family.
Then... can't the person just lie and say they aren't trans?
Well yes, but let's say she's a trans MTF marrying a man. They wouldn't allow the marriage since according to the bill, she's considered a male until the surgery. It would be seen as a gay marriage to them, which they don't allow.
