John Pilley
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John Pilley | |
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| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | First prisoner in England and Wales to be granted sex reassignment surgery |
John Pilley, also known as Jane Anne Pilley, became the first prisoner in England and Wales to be granted a gender-affirming surgery in 1999, following legal action. Pilley's case set a precedent for other transgender prisoners. At the time, he identified as a transgender woman and was serving a life sentence for kidnapping a taxi driver in 1981. He was in his seventh year of taking hormone-replacement treatment at the time of the surgery.[2][3][4][5]
In 2006, he detransitioned and was moved back to a men's prison.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ford, Richard (12 January 2006). "Inmate goes from man to woman and back on NHS". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
- ^ Burrell, Ian (12 March 1999). "Murderer to get sex swap on the NHS". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Rapist moved to female jail after sex change". BBC News. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Powell, Tom (21 March 2017). "Rapist who had a sex change is 'moved to women-only jail'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Wright, Paul (21 March 2017). "Transgender rapist relocated to women's prison after £10,000 NHS sex change operation". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
Convicted kidnapper John Pilley, now 64, made legal history in 1999 when he became the first prisoner in England and Wales to be granted a sex change operation.
- ^ "Prisoner changes sex -- again". The M&G Online. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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