A temporary solution.AND **I'm not sure if this is a global setting or associated to a single marriage....
Right click on one of ladies names>>Edit marriage. On the "General" tab select "this couple did not marry". **On the "Wording Options" tab, edit/change the left label "Male" to "Female" Click "Save" Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Falzini" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] connecting a couple together? Thanks please get back to me on this if you can find a solution for me, as I have several same sex families in my family tree, I would like to change Rich >________________________________ >From: Denis Xenos <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 3:17 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] connecting a couple together? > >In 2007 I was helping with demos with Family Tree Maker, Brother's >Keeper, and Legacy. I was asked this very same question. I was able to >do it by A) making one of the females a male B) marry them C) then >change the male to a female. This was first time I tried it and it >worked like a charm. I cannot remember which software package I used, >but I will look in my old software drawer. > >I tried the same procedure in Legacy 7.5.0.75. To my surprise Legacy >software does not permit same sex marriages and will not permit the >changing of sex once married. Legacy is sold to countries all around >the world and to person of all religions or of no religious believes. >Thus Legacy software should be less restrictive or at least have a >option to turn this feature off. > >I will continue to look for a work around. > >Denis > >On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Richard Falzini <[email protected]> >wrote: >> OK, here is my problem? >> In my family I have a couple that have married in a civil ceremony, >> however >> they are both women. >> I want to add the one under the role of female ( for example where you >> put >> your mother ) and the other where you would but your father. >> Now, when I put the one women in the male position, would it be possible >> for >> me to also make her as female too? >> Right now she shows as a male? >> When you come up with same sex relations in a family tree, what settings >> should a person be aware of? >> Thank you >> Rich Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
