Verdict Watch is On in Transgender/IRS Trial
GLAD and the IRS have completed post-trial briefing in the case of O’Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. In this case, Rhiannon O’Donnabhain sued the IRS after their refusal to treat her expenses for hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery as a legitimate medical deduction. A four-day trial was held in U.S. Tax Court in July and August 2007, and with the completion of briefing, Ms. O’Donnabhain and GLAD now await a potentially precedent-setting decision.
More information and Case Documents
Read the Post-Trial AP Article [PDF]
Read the Mass Lawyers Weekly editorial [PDF]
Fact Sheet on Gender Identity Disorder (GID) [PDF]
Rhiannon O’Donnabhain Bio [PDF]