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| Supreme Court petitioned to hear trans inmate’s lawsuit |
| By washingtonblade.com- Chris Johnson |
| Published: 03/17/2015 |
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An LGBT group representing a Massachusetts transgender inmate filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to ensure she can receive gender reassignment surgery as part of her medical care. The New England-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders — along with civil rights attorney Joseph Sulman, and the Boston-based Goodwin Procter LLP — filed the 35-page petition on Monday on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her spouse in 1990. Even though prison doctors prescribed her gender reassignment surgery to treat her gender dysphoria, she’s been denied the procedure for more than 20 years by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, which has cited concerns for safety. Read More. |
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