Trans-Identifying Firefighter Suing City Over Facial Feminization Surgery Coverage
He filed his lawsuit anonymously as Jane Doe in federal court on January 31.
The veteran firefighter, who holds the supervisory position of fire battalion chief, claims the facial feminization surgery he wants is “medically necessary and not cosmetic” because of his gender dysphoria “disability.”
The lawsuit argues that denying him coverage of the procedure, which includes a laundry list of procedures including a rhinoplasty, a forehead reduction, and a hair transplant, is causing the firefighter harm and amounts to “illegal sex stereotyping.”
“Ms. Doe was forced to maintain natal sex characteristics with which she no longer identified by virtue of the Defendants’ callous and discriminatory acts committed against her,” the complaint states, adding that, “Ms. Doe has spent years of her life presenting herself in a manner that is not her authentic self.”
The suit also claims the firefighter, who began identifying as transgender at some point during his firefighting career, now “cannot function in society or work” without the facial feminization procedures and is “constantly misgendered.” . . .
The lawsuit says the defendants decided the firefighter was simply trying to “improve her appearance,” a conclusion that added “insult to injury” and relied on “stereotyped notions of what a traditional female face looks like.” (Read more from “Trans-Identifying Firefighter Suing City Over Facial Feminization Surgery Coverage” HERE)
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