Non-binary Canadian wins lawsuit forcing taxpayers to pay for surgery

A non-binary Canadian's $70,000 affirming surgery - that will see her keep her penis and get a vagina constructed - will be fully funded by taxpayers, a top judge ruled.

K.S., who was born a male at birth, uses female pronouns but does not identify as either fully male or fully female, according to documents from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, reviewed by DailyMail.com.

The 34-year-old, who is only identified by her initials in the legal filing, sued the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in 2022 after the company denied her request to pay for the cost of surgery to construct a 'neo-vagina' at a clinic in .

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