Would-be-transgender Spaniard now allowed to be godparent

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

A Spanish bishop has reversed a decision not to allow a woman who identifies as a man to be a godparent.

Two weeks ago, Bishop Rafael Zorzona Boy of Cádiz and Ceuta determined that Alex Salinas, 21, could not be a godparent at her nephew’s Baptism.

But the woman, who has not yet undergone a sex change operation, has now been told she can be a godparent.

Ms Salinas said that the priest of the parish in which the Baptism will take place told her that the bishop realised he had made a mistake.

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Tags: Baptism, Bishop Zorzona Boy, godparent, Transgender

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