Through sickness, health and sex change

Journalist:   Tina Kelley
Date:   April 27, 2008
Summary:      The Brunners were married in 1980.  In 2005 a sex change operation turned Donald into Denise.  The couple stayed together but they consider themselves a prime example of how the marriage laws may be out of step with people’s lives.  They have no interest in obtaining a civil union because they consider it a downgrading of their relationship but they do worry about their status.  No one tracks how many transgendered people there are in the U.S. or the number that stay married after the sex change.  Many federal agencies don’t want to deal with these issues.
Relevance:   transgendered marriages
Questions:
1.  Why do you think that the U.S. laws and policies have not kept up with the changing structure of marriages and families?
2.  What are your thoughts about this article and which side do you agree with that sex is determined at birth or by your current status?
Here is a link to the article.