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Gender surgeon defamed

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal court granted default judgment in favor of a cosmetic surgeon who specializes in gender confirmation surgeries after she was defamed by an anonymous blogger who had been declined treatment because the patient “was not psychologically prepared for surgery.” The blog posted the doctor’s home address and shared photos of the property.

Read the ruling here.

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