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   Washington state spent MILLIONS on sex change surgeries for convicted   
   criminals:   
   report   
      
   Ari Hoffman   
      
   Dr. Stiller partnered with the nonprofit Genderbands, which it described as   
   sponsoring free surgeries for teens and adolescents who could not afford them.   
      
   Feb 20, 2026 3 minute read   
      
   The state of Washington has paid millions of taxpayer dollars to a surgeon who   
   performed "gender-affirming" procedures on convicted criminals in prison.   
      
   According to a report by The Daily Wire, Stiller Aesthetics, a cosmetic surgery   
   practice led by Dr. Geoffrey Stiller, received more than $4.3 million from the   
   Washington State Health Care Authority beginning in July 2019. The outlet noted   
   that the database does not specify what each payment covered, but public   
   records   
   it reviewed indicated that some of the practice's patients included individuals   
   incarcerated in the Washington Department of Corrections.   
      
   Stiller Aesthetics promotes multiple "transgender" surgical offerings on its   
   website, including facial feminization, a "non-binary" double mastectomy, and   
   "bottom surgery." The site also claims Dr. Stiller has performed more than   
   1,000   
   vaginoplasties and averages several procedures per week, describing him as   
   highly sought after for male-to-female genital surgery.   
      
   The Daily Wire obtained public records linked to Washington's corrections   
   system   
   showing that inmates deemed eligible for sex-change-related care could seek   
   temporary coverage through Apple Health, the state's Medicaid program, which   
   provides coverage for certain transgender surgeries.   
      
   President Donald Trump issued a January 2025 executive order barring federal   
   funds from being used for "any medical procedure, treatment, or drug" intended   
   to change an inmate's appearance to that of the opposite sex. However,   
   Washington state joined a multi-state lawsuit in February 2025 challenging that   
   order and obtained a preliminary injunction that allowed inmates in federal   
   facilities to continue receiving such surgeries. The Daily Wire reported that   
   payments to Dr. Stiller continued after Trump's election, and that the state   
   spending database showed he received more than $800,000 in 2025 alone.   
      
   Dr. Stiller drew national attention in 2017 after being allowed to perform   
   vaginoplasties at a small-town hospital in Idaho amid community objections. It   
   referenced a November 2017 Washington Post profile that portrayed him   
   sympathetically and quoted him describing his work as "the right thing to do."   
   The article also stated that after "multiple controversies" in Idaho, Dr.   
   Stiller later opened a new practice in Spokane, Washington, which his website   
   described as a safer location to care for patients.   
      
   A December 2025 report by InvestigateWest described Stiller as having been   
   arrested for drunk driving in 2021 and facing multiple medical malpractice   
   lawsuits in recent years. The Daily Wire obtained documents showing that   
   Stiller   
   performed surgeries for the prison system, and internal Department of   
   Corrections materials listed Stiller Aesthetics as a "facility contact" among   
   gender-medicine providers and that post-operative instructions from the   
   practice   
   were circulated to inmates.   
      
   Records obtained by the outlet revealed an email describing an inmate   
   experiencing chest tightness, limited range of motion, and dissatisfaction with   
   the appearance of their chest following a "non-binary" mastectomy. Another   
   document requested that an inmate be placed in a single cell for as long as a   
   year following genital surgery to ensure privacy for a post-operative dilation   
   regimen several times per day for six months to a year.   
      
   The report further alleged that in 2020, Dr. Stiller partnered with the   
   nonprofit Genderbands, which it described as sponsoring free surgeries for   
   teens   
   and adolescents who could not afford them. Social media posts bearing Dr.   
   Stiller's logo promoted "FREE Top Surgery," and referenced an Instagram post   
   showing a young woman with visible mastectomy scars that credited the procedure   
   as being provided at no charge through a sponsorship with Genderbands.   
      
   https://thepostmillennial.com/washington-state-spent-millions-on   
   sex-change-surgeries-for-convicted-criminals-report   
      
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