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- The Supreme Court legalized marriage for same-sex couples on June 26, 2015, which included transgender people in same-sex relationships, in theory
- Some marriage licenses do not reflect a person’s gender identity. Some states still have marriage licenses describing couples as “bride “and “groom” and does not apply to transgender people
- Judges and adoption agencies sometimes try to stop transgender adults from bringing children into their lives and even try to remove them from their homes.
- Prejudices about transgender people fuel many custody disputes.
- A transgender parent’s suitability may be questioned in court in order to try to change a custody arrangement
- Some courts challenge certain parent-child relationships.
- Some states ban gay and lesbian couples from adopting, but none specifically address prospective parents who are transgender.
- Only six states prohibit discrimination against foster and adoptive parent applicants based on gender identity; the other 44 states may deny adoption for a transgender prospective parent
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