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Oregon inmate loses sex-change lawsuit

Feb 20, 2008 12:32

Seattle Times - United States

Oregon inmate loses sex-change lawsuit
By The Associated Press

PORTLAND � An Oregon prison inmate has lost a lawsuit to force the
state to pay for a sex-change operation and transfer him to a women's
prison.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice Stewart ruled that inmate Anny May
Stevens could not pursue his federal lawsuit ( Read more... )

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Comments 8

kengr February 20 2008, 20:45:45 UTC

Stewart also ruled that it was reasonable for the Oregon Department of
Corrections to assign inmates to a men's or a women's prison based on
their anatomical sex � not their preferred gender identity.

Otherwise, the judge said, inmates could request the opposite sex
prison based on personal preference.

Once again we see idiots thinking that people would claim a different gender identity just to get into restrooms facilities.

Grrr.

allthecolors February 20 2008, 21:05:40 UTC

frustrating isn't it

kengr February 20 2008, 21:33:17 UTC

Well, that part of the decision may be rendered moot by the anti-discrimination law that went into effect this year. Or at least it may give new grounds for arguing.

terry_terrible February 21 2008, 01:29:19 UTC

Him, his, he? Someone needs to invest in a style guide, pronto.

YEP allthecolors February 21 2008, 05:38:28 UTC

pretty obviously not a trans positive/aware author

terracinque February 21 2008, 06:53:13 UTC

Not a very sensitively-written story, but it's hard for me to get too vexed over this. A manslaughterer, you know?

Besides, how could this inmate meet the pre-op Benjamin Standards in the first place? How could one "present as female" when everyone's wearing unisex orange jumpsuits?

allthecolors February 21 2008, 16:30:25 UTC

There are plenty of transwomen who have been through the prison system, so you'd think they'd be more enlightened (the prison systems and such) Obviously each jail system is different, but as far as I can tell, there's no "good" jail for trans people.

its_paul February 21 2008, 09:55:24 UTC

I don't think the public should be paying for SRS either.
If the public is going to pay for any surgery I'd have a list of things I need to have done at tax payer expense.

She did the crime and now it's time for her to do the time.

This article should please the cisgendered community at large anyway. Proving that we are actually human afetr all. *gasp*