Lusimbo is particularly keen on the opportunity to build bridges with the transsexual individuals who he feels are not well understood by the gay community.

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An estimated one-quarter to one-half percent of the American population is transsexual, however, Keisling said.

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"The decision here is not based on the conclusion that this case involves a same-sex marriage merely because one of the parties is a transsexual male, " he wrote.

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