{"id":2093077,"date":"2023-11-07T16:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:14:57","slug":"california-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years\/","title":{"rendered":"California Spent Over $4M On Gender-Related Surgeries For Prisoners In Past 6 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by\u200b SERGEI SUPINSKY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>12:43 PM \u2013 Tuesday,\u2063 November 7, 2023<\/p>\n<p>California has \u2062spent over $4 million of taxpayer money on gender-affirming surgeries for\u200d inmates across the state, including those on death row, since 2017.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-taxpayers-bankroll-4-million-worth-of-gender-affirming-enhancements-for-prisoners-including-four-death-row-inmates\/\"><em>The Washington Free Beacon<\/em><\/a>  released a report \u2062revealing that millions of dollars\u200c have been \u2064allocated for sex changes and other gender-related procedures\u200d for 157 inmates \u2062in \u200bCalifornia. This makes California the\u2062 first state to use taxpayer funds for such operations, with four of the recipients being death \u200drow inmates.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, since 2017, California has paid for 35\u200c male convicts to \u200cundergo \u2064vaginoplasty \u200band labiaplasty, costing taxpayers\u2062 $2.5 million. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-has-spent-over-4m-in-taxpayer-dollars-on-gender-surgeries-for-prisoners-report\/\" title=\"California spent M of taxpayer money on gender surgeries for prisoners, says report.\">11 male prisoners received breast implants<\/a>, amounting to over $180,000 in expenses. <\/p>\n<p>The state government also covered the cost of breast removal\u2062 surgeries for 40 female\u200c detainees, totaling more than $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Harmeet Dhillon (R-Calif.), the National Committee Chairwoman, expressed her belief that transgender individuals deserve respect, but using taxpayer money for experimental and scientifically unjustified surgeries is not justified.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bthe current year, \u2062California prison authorities have requested an additional $2.2 million for \u200dtransgender operations. This includes the\u2063 hiring of two\u2064 full-time psychiatrists, one physician, \u200bone surgeon, \u2063and two social workers, whose salaries are part of the expenses.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, California became the first state to mandate the use of taxpayer funds for transgender inmates&#8217; \u2063surgeries. The state&#8217;s \u2063correctional administration confirmed that there are no\u2064 restrictions\u200c on the types of treatments or surgeries that prisoners can request.<\/p>\n<p>This law was enacted following a legal settlement in 2016 with Shiloh Quine, a biological male prisoner who sued California for the right to be recognized \u2064as \u2063a transgender woman and receive specific treatments and procedures to \u200baffirm their female\u2062 identity.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, in 2014, only 131 inmates in California identified as transgender. However, as of November 2023, the number has risen \u200dto 1,847, \u2063with hundreds more identifying as transgender\u2064 or &#8220;non-binary&#8221; and seeking various operations.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe\u2064 here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-receives-criticism-for-wearing-antifa-super-soldier-shirt\/\" title=\"Trans swimmer Lia Thomas faces backlash for wearing an 'Antifa Super Soldier' shirt.\">receive breaking news \u2064blasts\u200c directly<\/a> to \u200cyour inbox for free. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senators Lindsey Graham \u200band Richard Blumenthal \u2063urge Iran to stay out of \u2063the Israel-Hamas war while asking Israel to halt military operations. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former\u2063 DEI Dr. Tabia Lee, joined One America\u2019s Stella Escobedo to talk \u2062about\u200c how diversity, equity\u2062 and\u2062 inclusion is fueling Jew hatred on school campuses across the nation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New York voters will decide of a variety of races and \u200cballot questions in\u200b general elections held across the nation today. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While the Biden Administration continues \u2063exploring multiple \u2018humanitarian pauses\u2019 with the war in Israel, One America\u2019s Chief White House Correspondent Monica Paige speaks with \u2063a combat veteran on why this approach \u200cmay incentivize more\u200d hostage situations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU introduces rules\u200c for Big Tech: clear labels for political ads, funding, election targets before key votes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Britain will make the \u2062makers of self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-has-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years\/\" title=\"California Has Spent Over M On Gender-Related Surgeries For Prisoners In Past 6 Years\">-driving cars \u200dlegally liable<\/a> for any crashes\u2064 under a framework for developing autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Over 100 social media studies on X (formerly Twitter) \u200cdisrupted by Elon\u2063 Musk\u2019s platform access restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>NTT partners with Toyota for driverless tech tests and U.S. self-driving startup investment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat is the rationale behind using taxpayer funds \u200bfor gender-affirming surgeries\u2063 for inmates, including death row prisoners, in California?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  California taxpayers have reportedly spent over $4 million on gender-affirming\u200b surgeries for inmates, including \u2062death row\u2063 prisoners, since\u200b 2017.\u2063 This revelation comes\u2063 from a recent report by The Washington Free\u200d Beacon, making \u2064California the\u2062 first state \u2064to\u200d use taxpayer funds for such\u200d procedures.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, since 2017, California \u2062has funded \u2063gender-related\u200c procedures\u200d for 157 inmates, with \u2062four of\u2064 them being death row inmates.\u2063 The state has paid \u200dfor 35 male convicts \u2062to undergo vaginoplasty and labiaplasty, costing taxpayers $2.5 million. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years\/\" title=\"California Spent Over M On Gender-Related Surgeries For Prisoners In Past 6 Years\">11 male prisoners received \u2064breast implants<\/a>, amounting to over $180,000 in expenses. The state government also covered the cost of\u200c breast removal\u2063 surgeries\u200d for 40 female detainees, totaling\u2064 over\u200d $1\u2062 million.<\/p>\n<p>While there are advocates\u200c for transgender \u2063rights, some lawmakers argue\u2063 that \u200dusing taxpayer money for experimental and scientifically unjustified surgeries\u2062 is not\u200c justified. Harmeet Dhillon, the National Committee Chairwoman, expressed her belief that transgender individuals \u2064deserve respect but questioned \u2062the use of public funds for these procedures.<\/p>\n<p>In the current year, California prison authorities have requested an additional $2.2 million for transgender operations. This includes hiring two\u2062 full-time psychiatrists, one\u2062 physician, one surgeon, and\u2063 two social workers,\u2062 whose salaries are part of\u200b the\u2063 expenses.<\/p>\n<p>California became the first\u2062 state to mandate \u2062the\u200d use \u2063of taxpayer\u2063 funds for transgender inmates&#8217; surgeries in 2017. The state&#8217;s correctional administration\u2064 confirmed \u2063that there \u200bare no restrictions \u2062on\u200c the \u200btypes of treatments or surgeries that prisoners can request.<\/p>\n<p>This law was enacted as a result of a\u200d legal settlement in 2016 with Shiloh Quine, a biological male prisoner who\u2063 sued California \u200dfor the right to\u200d be recognized as a transgender woman and receive specific treatments\u200d and \u2062procedures \u200cto affirm their\u200d female identity.<\/p>\n<p>The number of transgender inmates \u200din California has significantly\u200c increased over the years. In \u200b2014,\u200d only 131 inmates identified as transgender, \u2063but as of November 2023, the number has risen to 1,847, with\u200b hundreds more identifying as transgender or &#8220;non-binary&#8221; and\u200c seeking various operations.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how \u2062this issue will be addressed going forward, as the use of taxpayer funds for gender-affirming surgeries continues to raise questions and debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY\/AFP via Getty Images) OAN\u2019s\u00a0Abril Elfi\u00a012:43 PM \u2013 Tuesday, November 7, 2023 California has spent more than $4 million in taxpayer dollars on gender-related surgeries for inmates around the state, including numerous death row inmates, since 2017. 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