I seem to recollect that when a file is imported from a same sex relationship, the sexes are retained. I cannot be certain, but I would think that if the two people are exported to a GEDCOM, the sex of one changed in Notepad, then use the GEDCOM to replace the Legacy records, then this may work.
I emphasise that I am uncertain about this, but it can do no harm to try! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: ArdenholmeGenealogy Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:14 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". Hi Rich I too would be interested to know how you have done it, just tried it myself and was curious how you bypassed the restrictions on the automatic male/female when you add the “husband/wife†to the person. Ian, I wholeheartedly support you in that Legacy needs to be forward thinking in including today’s society and not yesterday’s. I have many friends who are gay and have been living with their partners for many years that we no longer bat an eyelid to these things. One of those friends has been researching his family history for over 30 years and it would be a real shame if he came across Legacy (I’m sure others have) and finds that it doesn’t support same sex relationships. If the Government accept civil marriages, I’m sure designers and programmers at Legacy are too! ☺ Many thanks, Jemima From: Ian GARDENER [mailto:ijg3...@gmail.com] Sent: 09 July 2012 01:49 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". Hi, Yes please. By all accounts it’s not possible but people find a way ☺ Cheers Ian GARDENER From: Richard Falzini [mailto:rfalz...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, 9 July 2012 4:08 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". Hello I also have some openly gay members in my family, and when I added my sister in law and her partner I was able to list both as female, and I listed them as married as they had a civil marriage. then I listed that they had no children It was pretty simple for me to add her and my other gay family If you have trouble perhaps I can re investigate how I added them and pass my findings on to you. Kindest regards, Rich ________________________________________ From: Ian GARDENER <ijg3...@gmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". Hi, I’ve come across a living relative who would like to be included in the family tree, she is openly gay & would like her life partner acknowledged too. How is this best achieved in Legacy? If I input a spouse it demands that it be male. They are not actually married as its not legal here but I cannot even show them as defacto. For the sake of the question assume they DO have a child (I’m not sure yet). Second question- she has had three surnames. Her birth name, her acquired surname from a very young age & her “married†name. Is there any way to order these correctly? Pity there’s no way to make individual notes against each surname. Cheers Ian GARDENER Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
