Hong Kong's Top Court to Hear Transsexual Marriage Case
Woman who was born a man trying to get marriage to her boyfriend recognized
A woman who was born a man has taken her fight to marry her boyfriend to Hong Kong's top court.
The woman, identified only as W, underwent gender change surgery at a public hospital a few years ago.
Her lawyer argues that she is listed as female on her passport and identity card, and considered a woman in every other aspect of her life.
Hong Kong's marriage registry has refused her request because her birth certificate still classes her as male.
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