THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — “. . . gender identity is increasingly talked about by politicians and the media as an “epidemic” that the country must get rid of’ says a trans activist in Kuwait. With six trans women arrested… Read More ›
Month: October 2012
Vice President Joe Biden: ‘trans discrimination is the civil rights issue of our time’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A volunteer at an Obama campaign office asked the visiting vice president if he could help get civil rights for transgender people and Biden replied that it’s the “civil rights issue of our time.” Biden… Read More ›
Trans women murdered in Puerto Rico, and Dallas, Texas
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A transgender organization in Puerto Rico reports the death of Malena Suarez who lived in Carolina, a suburb of San Juan. Transexuales y Transgéneros en Marcha (TTM) said that Suarez was a volunteer with the… Read More ›
Ten trans people a month are killed in Brazil — the stoning of ‘Madona’ is the latest
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT –Brazil, a country that is home to a large transgender population has reported over 100 transgender death so far in 2012. The latest is Madona– a popular and well-liked woman living in Aracaju. (Some reports have… Read More ›
Transgender director Lana Wachowski mesmerizes audience following HRC award
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Update: Sept. 8, 2013. I feel Lana Wachowski’s video here is worth watching over and over again — she’s inspiring to us all.) Filmmaker and trans woman Lana Wachowski, who (along with her brother Andy) directed… Read More ›
Another trans woman’s throat slashed and killed in Antalya,Turkey
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Information put together from two sources indicates another Turkish trans woman had her throat slit open and bled to death. EMTs were called but 25-year-old Serap was dead at the scene. Police plan to begin… Read More ›
San Francisco mural honors transgender activists — see before it gets tagged over
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — This is such a cool project deserving of wider exposure, even though this type of art is lacking in permanence — but then, that’s part of the mystique. If I were anywhere near SF, I’d… Read More ›
Legislator tries end run around federal judge’s transgender “cruel and unusual punishment” ruling
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Michelle Kosilek, the transgender Massachusetts prisoner who a federal judge said the denial of her doctor’s recommendation of sex reassignment surgery amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, has found yet another twist in her legal… Read More ›
Jenna Talackova, transgender Miss Universe contestant becomes trans activist
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Jenna Talackova shot to fame as a Canadian beauty contestant and along the way she became a de facto spokesperson for the trans community simply because she had the attention of the media. She did… Read More ›
Two weeks until election day 2012 — two things trans people need to know
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — For many of you, the time to vote is now. The ballot came in the mail and it is sitting on your kitchen table. Set aside for a moment the promises, the debates, questions about… Read More ›
Finally! Convicted VRS fraud felon Larry Berke is in jail
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — According to a federal inmate registry, Larry Berke is actually in jail. Mr. Berke’s tiresome dodging game with the justice department appears over. I won’t repeat the delaying tactics he used to stay out of… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: In Transit — “Austin Unbound” documentary
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The filmed-in-Portland transgender documentary Austin Unbound premiered last November at Portland’s Hollywood theater. the film documents trans man Austin Richey’s choice to undergo sex reassignment surgery (SRS) — in this case upper surgery. Austin now… Read More ›
[UPDATE: trans policy rescinded.] Hate group pushing Illinois school district to drop new “perverse” transgender student inclusion policy
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: Trans policy rescinded. See below.] And the school board is actually considering it. Earlier this week the East Aurora, Illinois School Board unanimously adopted a pro-trans policy, but after receiving pressure from a trans-hate… Read More ›
Swedish high court overrules lower court ‘no vagina, no rape’ acquittal of man who raped trans woman
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The man who violently raped a trans woman has been found guilty by the Swedish Göta Court of Appeal and sentenced to 15 months in jail. The court reversed an earlier ‘no vagina, no rape’… Read More ›
Meteor cell phone television commercials mocks transgender people
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — An Irish transgender advocacy group is taking on a cell phone provider Meteor Mobile Communication for exploiting trans people in television commercials promoting their products. Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) say these commercials are dehumanizing… Read More ›
Gallaudet’s chief diversity officer thanks Tony ‘trans people are men dressed in drag’ Perkins
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Angela McCaskill, you’ve fouled out of the diversity game. Please leave the court, pronto. McCaskill slapped transgender people in the face when she took the time to thank Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council… Read More ›
[UPDATE: GUILTY VERDICT!] DC cop who opened fire on transwomen while standing on hood of car, to begin shortly
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: DC cop gets guilty verdict! See below.] In August 2011, Washington DC Metro Police officers found off-duty MPD Officer Kenneth Furr standing on the hood of a car, firing his service revolver at two… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Major Ruckus Erupts After Gallaudet University Chief Diversity Officer Signs Anti-Gay-Marriage Petition
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (I wrote this for The Huffington Post.) According to a report on Planet DeafQueer, Gallaudet University’s Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Angela McCaskill signed a petition following an anti-gay-marriage sermon at her church. Of course, one… Read More ›
Judge tells trans person’s neighbor to pay up for years of harassment and hate comments
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Among other things, the trans person’s neighbor, Wilna van Staden, would call her neighbor “it”, routinely tell people of the trans person’s gender change, circulated a petition to get the trans person evicted, and invited… Read More ›
Catholic school tells trans student his name will not be recognized
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana said ‘changing one’s gender is wrong’, so the transgender student at Cathedral High School who wishes to be addressed as a male will be face teachers and school staff who… Read More ›
Ontario, Canada, the latest to officially drop SRS for gender ID change
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The no-SRS requirement keep falling like dominos. The Ontario, Canada government officially dropped sex reassignment surgery as a needed step for transgender people wanting to change their gender ID on their birth certificates. The new… Read More ›
State investigation of bar that booted trans patrons: ‘substantial evidence of discrimination’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Oregon State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian: “Blocking the entire group [of transgender patrons] from visiting the P Club in reaction to rumors that the establishment ‘is a tranny bar’ is an overreaction, is unfair, and… Read More ›
Up and down saga of transgender city manager Susan Stanton up again
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans woman and former long-time Largo, Florida city manager Susan Stanton is set to be appointed new city manager of Greenfield, California by the city council this week. Most recently she worked for Ft. Lauderdale,… Read More ›
One month since the killing of Philly trans woman Kyra Cordova — no leads, no suspects
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Shot in the head point-blank in Philadelphia on Sept 3rd, and found without ID or a phone. And no suspects. This is what I wrote shortly after her body was found. And now, a month… Read More ›
Parents try to get trans woman booted from college pool locker room
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A Washington state law prevents Evergreen State College of Olympia, Wash., from denying trans people like Colleen Francis from equal access to state facilities, so a school district using the college pool for their swim… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS 