Interestingly enough, some muftis have actually ruled sympathetically
on this issue.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3657727.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4115535.stm
On 10/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >So what will the Faith accept as defining gender? What medical
> experts say? Chromosomes? Body appearance? What the person
> believes
> his or her gender to be? If a female changes to a male and later
> enrolls in the Faith, can he serve on the House? If a male is
> born with
> ambiguous genitalia and raised female, can he serve on the House
> if he
> chooses to later identify as male?
These are all issues which have been raised before the House of
Justice but they are not yet ready to make a ruling in this regards.
warmest, Susan
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