John Pilley Explained

John Pilley
Birth Date:[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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ford . Richard . Inmate goes from man to woman and back on NHS . . 12 January 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312142511/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article787563.ece . 12 March 2007.
  2. Web site: Burrell . Ian . Murderer to get sex swap on the NHS . The Independent . 12 March 1999 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/murderer-to-get-sex-swap-on-the-nhs-1079940.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live . 22 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Rapist moved to female jail after sex change . BBC News . 21 March 2017 . 22 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Powell . Tom . Rapist who had a sex change is 'moved to women-only jail' . Evening Standard . 21 March 2017 . 22 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Wright . Paul . Transgender rapist relocated to women's prison after £10,000 NHS sex change operation . International Business Times UK . 21 March 2017 . 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..
  6. Web site: Prisoner changes sex -- again . The M&G Online . 12 January 2006 . 22 June 2019.

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