Australian researchers have identified a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male-to-female transsexualism.
For Bobbie Hernandez, it's about knowing that her children would be taken care of if something were to happen to her. It's knowing that the home the 35-year-old has with her partner, Shar Ishee, would still be there for the family. "And if I were in the hospital or something like that, I'd want to know that she and the kids could come and visit me," Hernandez said. But if Amendment 2, the proposed gay marriage ban, passes, the couple think their rights will be denied. Along with about 200 Tampa Bay area residents, Hernandez and Ishee attended a Sunday afternoon rally against the ban at Lowry Park. Organized by more than a dozen interfaith leaders, the event also included civic, local and state government leaders. Those who attended the rally sat on benches, at picnic tables or on blankets in the grass, enjoying the pleasant afternoon. "Despite all of our differences, we are all united in our opposition to Amendment 2," said Abhi Janamanchi, minister of Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, at the start of the rally. "It promotes division and fear, not equality and love." The amendment would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and would not recognize any other legal pairing.
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