Canada: Man who wants both penis & vagina wins public funding for surgery
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April 17, 2024
A man in Canada’s Ontario, who is seeking to have a vagina constructed while leaving their penis intact, has successfully secured public funding for a surgery. As per the report, Ontario has been ordered to pay for surgery of the man.The man, identified in court documents as K. S. is born male but identifies as female dominant and uses a feminine name. The Ontario resident has been locked in a legal battle with the Ontario Health Insurance Plan since 2022, when OHIP denied a funding request to have a penile preserving vaginoplasty performed at a clinic in Austin, Texas.The surgery, which is not available anywhere in Canada, involves creating a vaginal canal, or opening, without removing the penis. OHIP had denied her request for funding, arguing that the procedure is not included on its list of sex-reassignment procedures, and is therefore not an insured service.K.S. (33) appealed OHIP’s decision to Ontario’s Health Services Appeal and Review Board, arguing that forcing him to have his penis removed would invalidate his identity and be akin to an illegal act of conversion therapy.
