Bioethics

One Drop of Blood

Submitted by mir on July 25, 2006 - 9:46am. | Under: Bioethics | Queer | Sexuality

Meredith, my excellent resource for all things ethical and related to meatspace just forwarded me this article from the bioethics forum.

The Federal Marriage Amendment and the New One Drop of Blood Rule

"As conservatives continue to push the Federal Marriage Amendment and similar state-level same-sex marriage prohibitions, there are signs that a new one drop of blood rule is about to emerge – but this time it will be about sex instead of race. Soon, the way this sort of legislation is going, against their will some men will legally become women, and vice versa. It’s already happening in Texas."

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