Malta —
A female transsexual was given the go ahead to marry her
partner on Thursday after the court ruled that the union
between the transsexual and her male partner did not go
against any provision of the Marriage Act.
This ruling is believed
to be the first of its kind in Malta.
The 25-year-old woman was
born a man, however, after undergoing gender reassignment
surgery last June she was officially declared a woman.
The woman filed an application in the Civil Court
requesting the court to order the director of Public
Registry to issue the marriage banns because she wanted
to marry her male partner.
Mr. Justice Gino
Camilleri, who presided over the court, ruled that the
union between the transsexual, now a woman, and her male
partner did not go against any provision of the Marriage
Act.
The name of the woman and
her partner cannot be published due to the private and
sensitive nature of the case.
