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Trans-sexual wife claims right to have family
HANGZHOU: A trans-sexual who hit the headlines after getting married in a grand ceremony last year is in the news again for trying to adopt a child. Zhang Shan (not her real name) has created a storm of controversy as to whether it is appropriate for her and her husband to bring up a child. The 37-year-old, who had a sex change a year ago saying she was living a lie as a man, has filed an application in Lin'an, in Zhejiang Province. China's law says couples may adopt children if they are aged 30 or above, are healthy and do not have a history of disease within their family, have "parental ability" and no other child. Zhang Shan, who works as a maid at a beauty parlour in Lin'an, meets all the criteria. Her family has an income of 2,500 yuan (US$ 300) a month. "We will permit Zhang's adoption because her family is qualified with current criteria," said Ma Weijun, chief of the Civil Affairs Section of the Civil Affairs Bureau in Lin'an. But critics are concerned about the well-being of children living with trans-sexual parents. Zhang Ping, head of the Qing Shanhu Lake Welfare House in Lin'an, said he was in a dilemma about Zhang Shan's application. "She deserves society's sympathy and we should help her fulfil her dream of being a real woman. But we are concerned about children in such families," he said. Zhang Ping said the well-being of the child must always
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