Gay marriage Bans vs. Transgenders
A lot of uptight states have laws that say only a man can marry a woman.
Many states have had to address the issue of transgender citizens that want to have their birth certificate changed to reflect the gender they present [how they appear]. Some have had gender reassignment surgeries.
California basically says "You are who you present yourself to be. We can change that birth certificate for you".
Some states say "You are who you were when you are born, there is no changing birth certificates"
So, lets say a state like Kansas takes the position that if you are born female, you are always female. Also in Kansas, a man can only marry a woman.
SO, a person born female goes through all the gender-reassignment surgery and completely presents as male. That person then applies to for a marriage license to marry a man who was born male. You now have what appears to be a man marrying a man, but complies with Red State Law.
However, if a state allows a transgender person to change the birth certificate, then that state allows a person who is born a woman but is reassigned as a man to marry a woman.
Transgender issues will challenge the fundamentalists and support tearing down anti-gay marriage laws.
