Except that the prison agreed to pay for the surgery for a different inmate who is still incarcerated and who also sued them. They’re not letting her go because she’s trans and in a legal battle, they’re letting her go because the parole board determined release was appropriate.

what alarms me is the idea of people who were born and socialized as male in women’s prisons

By far the majority of people who kill once never do it again, and this appears to be about as typical a one-time killer as exists. Drunk, young, armed, in the throes of an emotional argument... we’re not looking at Public Enemy #1, here. My belief, the killing wouldn’t have happened even then if there hadn’t been a…

It’s completely beyond comprehension... What the fuck causes someone to react positively to that? It’s bad enough that he has *any* children, but I’m *really* hoping he doesn’t have a daughter. (& that his wife/partner never lets him anywhere near those boys, or herself, again).

I was excused from jury duty once for this very reason. The defendant walked into the courtroom before we heard any details of the case. I took one look at him and thought, “Child molester.” Turns out, that was exactly what he was being tried for.

4 and 6, 4 AND 6! that’s all i’ve got.

I will never ever ever understand how watching a 5 yr old be raped could be a turn on. Holy. fucking. shit. You sick piece of crap. And yes. Blaming his kids just drops the bar lower. Gross.

It was second degree murder. He (at the time) shot his friend outside a bar. (He didn’t start identifying as a woman UNTIL he went into prison. Then she was able to get some of the medical treatment she needed.)

[ Michelle-Lael Norsworthy] was convicted of second-degree murder in 1986 for fatally shooting a friend during an altercation outside a Southern California bar.

I believe I understand your point and even though the likelihood of a person faking being trans is probably close to nil, I could see a lot of citizens having that concern. My point though was that killing people doesn’t always get you life in prison. I know a person convicted of manslaughter who did 2.5 years. It…

Of all the things you can pick to worry about, it’s the idea of freeing a 51 year old who’s spent 30 years in jail for killing a friend in a bar fight that has you clutching your pearls?

You’re assuming it’s easy to fake having gender dysphoria. Any healthcare professional would be able to tell genuine gender identity disorder from someone faking it.

I highly doubt it. You can’t just raise your hand one day and say “Hey I want sex reassignment surgery!” and then the corrections department will just be like “Cool! You got it dude!” You have to show a documented history of gender dysphoria, with referrals from medical professionals. There is an insane amount of red…

I live in a province that pays for it. It’s such a low impact overall to the health care budget that it seems cruel not to do it. Plus, the overall costs on the system for *not* doing it tend to be higher due to mental health impacts.

The transphobic trolls are here, y’all. Use the dismiss button liberally.

Why is this specific thing where you draw the line, though? Or do you also oppose birth control when it’s for actual reproductive control, and Viagra, and dental services, and other “quality of life” stuff? I ask because people seem to express your opinion a lot, but somehow they don't exactly man the barricades when…

Both the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association view sex reassignment surgery as medically necessary, not elective. It may be hard for you to understand, but denying a trans individual access to necessary medical care is the very definition of cruel and unusual punishment. The…

You don’t know what her charge was though. Murder 1, 2, or manslaughter. It could be that the person she killed was trying to kill her and she got a lesser sentence.

That’s a good question and I’m sure i don’tknow enough to answer intelligently. There are transgender people who don’t have surgery aren’t there? However if its something you feel necessary for your health/wellbeing/sanity it’s not elective is it? Imprisoning people is one thing but to inflict psychological damage are…

Some trans individuals decide not to get surgery, for various reasons. But for those that do want sex reassignment surgery, most insurance companies now consider the surgery medically necessary and covered under plans so long as certain conditions are met (like a referral from a mental health professional, documented…