A federal judge has ordered that the state of Missouri must provide a transgender killer serving a life sentence with hormone replacement therapy, hair removal treatment, and access to 'gender-affirming' canteen items. According to the judge's order, Hicklin was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2015. Though the doctors recommended hormone therapy for Hicklin, the state of Missouri has a 'freeze-frame policy' that only allows inmates who were receiving hormone therapy at the time of incarceration to get continued treatment from the state. Hicklin (above) was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2015, according to court documentsFederal prison policy allows inmates to receive hormone therapy if an evaluation determines that they need it. Lambda Legal filed suit on Hicklin's behalf in April 2017, asking the court to order the state to provide the inmate immediate access to hormone therapy, permanent body hair removal as well as access to 'gender-affirming' canteen items.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2018 21:10 UTC