Administrative/Regulatory,
Civil Rights,
Government,
Tax
May 28, 2015
Taxpayers may avoid paying for sex change
Due to an unexpected parole recommendation, taxpayers may avoid paying for sex change operation for a transgender prisoner.
Mark S. Pulliam
Mark writes from Austin, Texas. He practiced law in California for 30 years.
Like the hapless character in the 2005 "South Park" episode, "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina," 51-year-old Jeffrey Norsworthy wants a vagina instead of male genitals. Standing alone, this is not remarkable; since George Jorgensen pioneered "sex reassignment surgery" in the early 1950s (transforming himself into "Christine" Jorgensen), men in the U.S. wishing to alter their genitalia to resemble a female have been able to do so. The procedure is e...
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