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Confirmation of male anatomy makes marriage legal, judge rules By DERRICK NUNNALLY dnunnally@journalsentinel.com Posted: March 23, 2007 Despite Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban, Barbara Lynn Terry and Nicole Winstanley carried purses into a judge's office Friday and emerged as Mrs. and Mrs. Terry. But first, a doctor had to confirm the male anatomy of Barbara Lynn Terry, who was born a man, lives as a woman and has been undergoing hormone therapy for years. "That's all I needed to hear," Circuit Judge David A. Hansher told the doctor, via speakerphone, after learning that gender-reassignment surgery hadn't been performed on the person...

LOS ANGELES - When Michael Jackson (news) is arraigned later this week on child molestation charges, the pop star won't be alone if his fans have anything to say about it. Fans and family of Jackson, including his brother Jermaine, planned a news conference Monday at the Jackson family complex to announce plans for a massive show of support Friday at the singer's scheduled arraignment. Jackson's fan clubs plan to have groups of cars and buses travel to the courthouse in northern Santa Barbara County from areas including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orange County, Long Beach, Santa Monica, San Diego,...