I think most people would accept that it's generally a good idea not to get into a serious romantic relationship with someone without knowing them and their past pretty well, and being equally open about yourself. There may well be specific circumstances that make it inadvisable, but as a rule of thumb, sure. That applies to everything, not just to whether one is cis or trans, of course, and trans people are equally entitled to expect their cis partner to 'fess up to any irrational prejudices they may hold, especially if they are liable to give rise to violence or vomit down the line.
English law, of course, is not so even-handed. There is only one non-disclosure deemed sufficiently serious to warrant annulment of a marriage. It's not the fact that you've murdered all your previous four spouses. It's not that you have a dangerous STD. It's that you're trans. This provision remains on the books even now that equal marriage is a thing. Conversely, not disclosing their trans status has led to young trans men being jailed for sexual assault on their consensual partners, in circumstances that would certainly not have led to a prosecution had they been cis.
(Note that in none of the fictional examples mentioned so far in this post and comments does any of this apply: all the revelations take place at an early stage in the relationship. The situation in Almost Perfect is that Logan and Sage have kissed once, and then Sage tells Logan that she's trans.)
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Date: 2015-08-16 08:45 am (UTC)English law, of course, is not so even-handed. There is only one non-disclosure deemed sufficiently serious to warrant annulment of a marriage. It's not the fact that you've murdered all your previous four spouses. It's not that you have a dangerous STD. It's that you're trans. This provision remains on the books even now that equal marriage is a thing. Conversely, not disclosing their trans status has led to young trans men being jailed for sexual assault on their consensual partners, in circumstances that would certainly not have led to a prosecution had they been cis.
(Note that in none of the fictional examples mentioned so far in this post and comments does any of this apply: all the revelations take place at an early stage in the relationship. The situation in Almost Perfect is that Logan and Sage have kissed once, and then Sage tells Logan that she's trans.)