A day after her attorneys announced they’ll appeal a judge’s ruling declaring her marriage invalid, transsexual widow Nikki Araguz was arraigned today on a theft charge for allegedly stealing a Rolex watch fr0m a woman at a Houston bar in February.
The Houston Chronicle reports that although a filmmaker accompanied Araguz — who plans a documentary and reality show — she declined to talk to the media. In the below video from ABC 13, Araguz shouts an expletive at TV cameramen who try to get in an elevator with her.
On Wednesday, Araguz’s attorneys said they’ll appeal a Wharton judge’s decision to deny her death benefits from her late husband, volunteer firefighter Thomas Araguz III. In a setback for transgender equality, the judge declared the Araguzes’ marriage invalid because he said Araguz was born male.
Nikki Araguz is free on $2,000 bond on the theft charge.
“In a setback for transgender equality…”
This case has NOTHING to do with so-called “transgender equality”, transgender, or even the GLBT. This case is about the right of a heterosexual post operative transsexual female’s sexual legitimacy…period. Why can’t the GLBT just get that…and quit associating her, her case, and transsexuals with transgender? Ms. Araguz has asked not to be associated with the GLBT, has stated her case is not for a transgender or GLB cause, has requested that her identity be respected, and informed those who try to make that association that they are hurting her case. Why does the Dallas Voice and other mainstream blogs continue to do it?