Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note examines the contradictory landscape of transgender jurisprudence, particularly focusing on the legal struggles of transgender individuals to achieve recognition of their gender identity. It highlights the Kansas Supreme Court's decision in In the Matter of the Estate of Marshall G. Gardiner, which denied legal recognition of a transgender individual's marriage, contrasted with more progressive rulings in other jurisdictions. The analysis underscores the need for a consistent and inclusive legal framework to address the rights of transgender individuals, emphasizing the potential for future Supreme Court intervention to establish uniform standards.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Conflict of Laws | Constitutional Law | Law | Law and Gender | Psychiatry and Psychology | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Samuel E. Bartos,
Letting "Privates" Be Private: Toward a Right of Gender SelfDetermination,
15
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
67
(2008).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol15/iss1/5
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