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jaysunb

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Tue Apr 2, 2013, 10:04 PM Apr 2013

'Pregnant man' to appeal divorce denial

The attorney for a transgender Arizona man who was denied a divorce by a judge last week on grounds the state does not recognize same sex marriages said today that he plans to appeal the ruling.

Thomas Beatie gave birth to three of his children after beginning to change his sex from female, something his attorney, David Cantor, said he believes the judge used against him in his ruling.

"It's hard for him. He feels he is being targeted saying, 'Look, if you had kept it to yourself and didn't use your reproductive organs, we wouldn't be here," Cantor said.

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http://gma.yahoo.com/pregnant-man-appeal-divorce-denial-212904955--abc-news-topstories.html

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'Pregnant man' to appeal divorce denial (Original Post) jaysunb Apr 2013 OP
I hope he has a lot of loving support. haikugal Apr 2013 #1
B-b-but I thought marriage was all about teenagebambam Apr 2013 #2
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