Transsexual chooses death after botched sex change operation

BELGIUM — A transsexual in Belgium chose to die by euthanasia after a sex change operation to complete his transformation into a man left him a ‘monster’. MailOnline reports that Nathan Verhelst, 44, died yesterday afternoon after being allowed to have his life ended on the grounds of ‘unbearable psychological suffering’. Born a girl named…

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Transgender woman to compete in Miss California USA pageant

When she takes the stage Saturday in pursuit of the Miss California USA crown, Kylan Arianna Wenzel will be the first transgender woman to compete in a Miss Universe Organization pageant since officials disqualified 23-year-old Miss Canada Jenna Talackova last year after learning she was transgender. Following the Miss Universe Organization’s announcement of their rule…

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IRS: Gender reassignment surgery is tax deductible

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it would abide by a 2010 decision that would allow transgendered people to deduct medical expenses associated with gender reassignment surgery. Originally, the IRS had chalked up sex-change surgery as purely cosmetic, reported TIME.  But after an acquiescence was filed earlier this month, the government agency notified the…

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