Transsexual dad keeps his kids. (Court).A Florida trial that commenced with an age-old question--"What makes a man a man?"--ended February 21 when a judge granted a transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. father primary custody of his children. The mother, Linda Kantaras, testified that she knew that her husband, Michael Kantaras, was transgendered transgendered adjective Relating to a person who has undergone genital/sexual reassignment surgery Transgender health issues Hormonal therapy, cosmetic surgery, fertility options–eg, egg and sperm banking. See Sexual reassignment. Cf Transsexual. when they married in 1989 and when Michael adopted her then-3-month-old son. The couple later had a daughter through artificial insemination artificial insemination, technique involving the artificial injection of sperm-containing semen from a male into a female to cause pregnancy. Artificial insemination is often used in animals to multiply the possible offspring of a prized animal and for the breeding . But when Michael filed for divorce in 1998, Linda challenged his custody rights on grounds that he was legally female and their marriage was therefore invalid. Judge Gerard O'Brien's ruling upholding Michael Kantaras's gender and his status as the children's legal father is the first of its kind in Florida, which bans same-sex marriages Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable and prohibits gay people from adopting. "I'm so relieved," Michael said after the ruling. "Now my kids and I can get on with our lives in peace." |
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