Trans-sexual asks for recognition

STRASBOURG - A woman who became a man took Britain to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to seek recognition as father…

STRASBOURG - A woman who became a man took Britain to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to seek recognition as father to the child of his long-time female companion. The child was born in 1992 through artificial insemination by donor sperm.

The plaintiff told the court that the Registrar General gave his name to the child but refused to recognise his role as father and to register him as the father.

The court will deliver its verdict at a later date

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