Sex Reassignment Surgery

Outpouring of love for trans woman who regrets transition because of haters

After Sandra MacDougall said abuse, attacks and a threat to set her on fire had ruined her life, she was inundated with messages of support.

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Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike, will get gender confirmation surgery

Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike after the Army agreed to provide medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria.

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Actor Rupert Everett’s shocking claim: ‘Thank God’ I didn’t transition

"I really wanted to be a girl," revealed the actor, but that by the time he was "15 I never wanted to be a woman again."

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Trans veterans could get gender confirmation surgery under new rule

The move comes after a petition by two transgender veterans seeking to have the ban on surgery lifted.

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Trans beauty pageant criticized for offering gender reassignment surgery

Gender reassignment surgery "is not something to be entered into lightly."

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California sets standards for state-funded sex reassignment surgery for inmates

To qualify, prisoners must be diagnosed with what is formally known as gender dysphoria and lived as their identified gender for at least 12 months.

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Will California become the first state to pay for a prisoner’s sex reassignment surgery?

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether Michelle-Lael Norsworthy should be released 30 years after she fatally shot 26-year-old Franklin Gordon Liefer Jr.

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Appeals court delays transgender inmate’s surgery after panel recommends parole

The separate decisions make it less likely that convicted killer Michelle-Lael Norsworthy will receive prison-funded sex reassignment surgery before she is released.

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Parole could end transgender inmate’s effort to have reassignment surgery

State officials say 51-year-old Michelle-Lael Norsworthy has postponed her parole hearing several times with the hope of having the surgery.

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California transgender inmate’s lawyers seek swift sex reassignment surgery

The state has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay as it appeals the San Francisco-based judge's order.

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