24 states back challenge to transgender inmate surgery ruling with nationwide stakes

Idaho and Indiana AGs argue the Eighth Amendment doesn't require states to fund gender reassignment surgery for prison ...

Idaho Attorney General leads coalition fighting court-ordered gender-affirming surgeries for prisoners

A coalition of 24 states are appealing a court order to provide prisoners with "risky, controversial, and medically debated ...
Yahoo

A sex offender receives gender surgery. A court will decide if she should be transferred to a women’s prison

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amanda Cooper, a transgender inmate seeking to be transferred to a women's prison, is currently incarcerated at Millhaven ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN

Alaska is fighting to deny a trans woman gender-affirming surgery. 24 states are backing them up.

Idaho and Indiana are the latest states to file an amicus brief in the case.
13abc

Judge rules in favor of gender-affirming surgery for transgender inmate who strangled infant

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) – A U.S. District Court judge has ruled in favor of a transgender inmate who is seeking gender-affirming surgery. Autumn Cordellioné, 42, is a transgender woman who ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Barriers to Gender-Affirming Surgery Persist Despite High Satisfaction Rate

Approximately 1.6 million individuals in the US identify as TGD, with many seeking GAS to alleviate gender dysphoria and improve mental well-being. The study found 43.5% of participants underwent GAS, ...
Time

Sex Change Surgery Is Now Tax Deductible

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t going to fight people any longer who want to deduct the cost of gender reassignment surgery from their taxes. According to a so-called acquiescence filed earlier ...