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Published Saturday, July 24, 2004 Court Rules Out Same-Sex Divorce Change in gender is not recognized in Fla. marriage law. By VICKIE CHACHERE The Associated Press TAMPA -- Transgender people cannot marry under Florida law, a Florida appeals court ruled Friday in setting aside a high-profile divorce ruling between a man -who once was a woman -- and his wife. The 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland said people who undergo sex changes are not recognized by their new gender under Florida's marriage laws, which ban same-sex marriages. The ruling affects an untold number of Florida marriages; people are...