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Unbelievable

Just when you think the world cannot possibly become more bizarre - it does. How about this.

A convicted killer who shot his neighbour wants we taxpayers to fork out even more dosh so he have hormone replacement therapy while spending 15 years in jail.

Now Michael (sorry Michelle) Challoner reckons he's a woman trapped in a man's body - well won't he have fun in the pokey - and is claiming discrimination by officials because they are mean to him/her because of gender identity and sexual orientation.

They also force him/her to shower with men!

Another part of the claim is based on the fact that the poor dear is discriminated against because he/she has a penis.

Well, it has to be said that in my day a below-the-waistline appendage usually meant you were a chap, but today - who the hell knows!

Challoner has also stated that his feminine appearance endangers him in a prison full of chaps who haven't had female company for some time!

Mind you, it seems he's in little danger, because the official report describes him as being tall and willowy - but a 2 out of 10 in the female-looks department.

Now, considering this chap/chappess shot and killed someone, I really can't even begin to feel the remotest bit of sympathy for their ridiculous situation.

Mind you, knowing the way our soft-appendaged society is heading, he/she'll probably get all he/she asks for. They'll probably throw in a free powder mirror and manicure set for his/her prison cell too!

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