Con: Fund my sex change/Boston Herald

[twa]

Why have things gotten to the point of taxpayer funding of laser hair removal and hormone treatments for prisoners?

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRe...ticleid=141529
Con: Fund my sex change
By Dave Wedge
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - Updated: 07:35 AM EST

Not satisfied with his taxpayer-funded female hormones and laser hair removal, a convicted killer-turned-transsexual is again asking the state to pony up to complete his transformation into a woman.
Robert Kosilek, who is serving life in prison for strangling his wife, was back in federal court yesterday, again demanding that the state Department of Correction pay for his sex-change operation.
A similar bid was denied in 2002, and his latest attempt has infuriated Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey.


“I strongly oppose using taxpayer dollars to fund a sex-change operation for any prisoner, but especially a convicted murderer,” Healey said.

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In 2002, Judge Mark Wolf ordered the DOC to provide him with female hormones but refused to order the surgery. Kosilek has also received therapy and laser hair removal treatments behind bars but wants the state to pick up the tab for the operation.
“We ask that gender identity disorder be treated like any other medical condition,” said Kosilek’s attorney, Frances Cohen.

[Thiebear]

Does he then have to move to a female block?
Just me, but i'm guessing heshe would be unhappy with that move...

[Mass_SkinsFan]

The fact that this GUY is even getting the hair removal and female hormones on MY DOLLAR pisses me off. He KILLED another person/people (I don't know the details) and now he wants the citizens of Massachusetts to pay for his sex change operation?!?!?

I've got an idea that should make everyone happy.... We bring him out into the yard, put his "manhood" on a chopping block and let somebody go after it with a chainsaw.

He gets his "manhood" removed and he also gets his just desserts for killing someone else... he gets to bleed to death. It's a Win-Win situation.

[Mass_SkinsFan]

Does he then have to move to a female block?
Just me, but i'm guessing heshe would be unhappy with that move...

He would have to be transfered to the MCI women's facility. It isn't another block, it's an entirely different facility.

[Larry]

Well, part of me says the guy's either really sick (that gets my vote) or he's really got guts.

To me, prison sounds bad enough without going out of your way to tell everybody in the place how girly you are.

[Grimm]

Its a real looker to

[endzone_dave]

I'd fund it. Besides, there's no law saying you need to provide prisoners anesthesia when you perform operations.

[Seabee1973]

He would have to be transfered to the MCI women's facility. It isn't another block, it's an entirely different facility.

naw you leave him there he is still a guy