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]
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.
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]
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.