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Date: 08 November 2012 22:03:25
Gaystar News has this article about how trans people and their partners are caught between marriage and civil partnership.
There is one particularly interesting paragraph: "Spouses’ pension rights often suffer as a result. Also some people object to the perceived link between civil partnerships and homosexuality – I’ve heard several wives of trans women say they don’t want to be labelled as lesbian. Bear in mind that the spouses have often stood by their trans partner despite social disapproval, and have often had a difficult journey of their own. It’s an evil way to repay them for their love and loyalty."
Even though I'm coming from a different direction I can understand where the first bit comes from. The whole issue of your own sexual identity when your partner changes the gender they are identified by is complex.