Transsexual Zhang Lin received not
only a new ID card, but a marriage certificate Monday in Peng
Township, Shuangliu County in southwest China's Sichuan
Province.
This was the first marriage certificate issued to a transsexual in
China, marking the nation's recognition of transsexual marriages,
the Yangcheng Evening News reported Tuesday.
Zhang Lin, 37, and her husband, Yang Qicheng, planned to hold a big
marriage ceremony May 1 with 500 guests.
Zhang had married a woman before her transsexual operation and they
had a 12-year-old daughter.
The girl was a little puzzled by Zhang's change of sex. She once
asked Zhang: "Dad, what shall I call you then?" Zhang did not
answer but told reporters that she and her husband would try their
best to give the girl a good education and living environment.
(Shenzhen Daily March 21, 2004)
