Tag Archives: transgender rights

Nikki Araguz case reinstated

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A transgender woman who was denied benefits after her firefighter husband died in the line of duty will get another chance to litigate the case in a state district courtroom, the 13th Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. […] Nikki … Continue reading →

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Texas Monthly on transgender marriage in Texas

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

It’s way more complicated than it needs to be. Here’s a stumper: Is it legal for a transgender person—say, someone whose original birth certificate says “male,” but who identifies as a woman—to get married to a man who identifies as … Continue reading →

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More on the jail’s new non-discrimination policy

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on the new non-discrimination policy that was implemented at the Harris County Jail. Crafted in the last 16 months with input from local and national LGBT community leaders and groups, it strictly prohibits “discrimination or harassment … Continue reading →

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The jail’s new non-discrimination policy

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Not sure why I haven’t seen this story in the Chronicle. The sheriff of Houston’s Harris County has adopted a sweeping policy designed to protect and guarantee equal treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender inmates, including allowing transgender individuals … Continue reading →

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Transgender divorce

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

That sound you hear is another can of worms fixing to be opened. James Scott and Rebecca Robertson started married life quietly with a small church wedding. Thirteen years later, their union is ending — not so quietly. Robertson wants … Continue reading →

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Judge rules against Nikki Araguz

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This is unfortunate. A judge has ruled that the marriage between a Wharton fire captain killed in the line of duty and his transgender wife was not legal, an attorney in the case said Tuesday. Frank Mann III, one of … Continue reading →

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Why can’t a woman be more like a man?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Legislature would like for you to stay just exactly as you are, thank you very much. Two years after Texas became one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to … Continue reading →

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Transgender golfer sues LPGA

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This lawsuit against the LPGA filed by a transgender woman will be worth watching. Lana Lawless, a 57-year-old retired police officer who had gender-reassignment surgery in 2005, made her name as an athlete in 2008 after winning the women’s world … Continue reading →

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Abbott declines to offer transgender marriage opinion

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Remember this, from back in May? The El Paso County attorney wants the state’s top lawyer to tell her whether she can issue a marriage certificate to a woman and a biological male who had a sex change operation to … Continue reading →

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Nikki Araguz

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I support Nikki Araguz. The wife of a Wharton firefighter who died in a massive July 4 blaze decried allegations lodged by her late husband’s family that she is a fraud because she was born a man. “Really, all I … Continue reading →

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If you thought gay marriage was contentious

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Attorney General is being asked for an opinion on transgender marriage. The El Paso County attorney wants the state’s top lawyer to tell her whether she can issue a marriage certificate to a woman and a biological male who … Continue reading →

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Parker extends city rights policy to transgendered

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Houston Mayor Annise Parker has updated a 12-year-old Houston non-discrimination policy to include transgendered individuals, a step that has won praise from supporters in the gay community but prompted criticism as well. The two executive orders she signed last … Continue reading →

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