THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — St. Louis County (Missouri) Council passed a gender identity and sexual orientation protection ordinance in a packed chamber full of vocal opponents who, during their turn at the mike, quoted the bible, connected transgender and… Read More ›
Month: November 2012
[UPDATE Nov.30th — She resigns again!] New transgender NH legislator decides not to resign after all
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE (Nov. 30) — She resigned again. See below.] The on again, off again short political career of newly elected New Hampshire state Rep. Stacie Laughton is apparently on again. Her words: “I’m reconsidering, and… Read More ›
Lexie’s personal request: Rate our trans-themed film “Lexie Cannes” at Amazon.com
No, this isn’t a marketing ploy (really!), but if you are one of the people that have seen our transgender-themed film LEXIE CANNES, please take the time to rate it at the Amazon.com site here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0963781332 We recently put the… Read More ›
20-year-old NYC transgender activist death case may be reopened
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Piecing this together from two rather thin sources, it appears the 1992 death of NYC trans activist Marsha P. Johnson might be getting looked at by the Manhattan DA, reportedly with the NYPD’s blessing. The… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: A Sobering Number
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT: (I wrote this for Just Out.) The number of transgender kids, or rather, children with gender expression not conforming to society’s “set rules,” is said to number 3,200 in the Portland area. That’s a pretty big… Read More ›
Trans anti-discrimination: Australia proposes national law; Syracuse, NY passes law
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In Australia this week, new national gender diversity legislation was proposed to fix inconsistent existing laws. By unifying all state and territory laws into one national law, trans and LGBT Australians will have the strongest… Read More ›
Appeals court overrules anti-trans “If you’re born male, you stay male” judge
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — You remember this Oklahoma judge — the one who is denying trans women legal name changes, including one last summer, because “you can’t change what God gave you.” In one case Judge Bill Graves told… Read More ›
Killer of Miami Beach trans woman arrested
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — DNA and the victim’s obsession with cleanliness helped Miami Beach, Fla., Police nail the killer of trans woman Rosita Hernandez. Police say it was Miguel Pavon who stabbed Hernandez last March in her South Beach… Read More ›
A Transgender Day of Remembrance Perspective from a Writer
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [I wrote this for Wipe Out Transphobia] During 2012, I’ve written twenty articles on the deaths of twenty different sisters killed during the course of this period. I also know that a year from today,… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Reporter’s List
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [I wrote this for The Huffington Post.] I had the unpleasant task of having to report on 20-odd transgender deaths during the past year. Sometimes, just presenting the victims’ names and how they died is… Read More ›
LAPD says ‘Western Bandit’ killed trans woman one year ago
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The LAPD has tied the death of trans woman Cassidy who was killed exactly one year ago on West Lexington Avenue in Hollywood during an armed robbery to a violent suspect who has terrorized the… Read More ›
TDOR 2012 — One picture is worth a thousand words
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT – These are just some of our sisters and brothers killed by the hands of others in 2012. I wrote about each one of these deaths during 2012. Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Nov. 20th…. Read More ›
Photographer Bettina Rheims’ androgyne/transgender portraits
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’m a big fan of androgyne portraits. There’s just something about this type of photography that often leaves people questioning their “norms.” If they’re left confused and unsure after viewing such things then perhaps they,… Read More ›
[UPDATE-2 Newly elected trans legislator to resign!] Trans woman elected to New Hampshire state legislature
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Update – 2. Newly elected transgender legislator to resign. See below. ] Voters in New Hampshire elected Stacie Laughton to represent them in the state House of Representative making her the first openly transgender to… Read More ›
Trans woman sues U.S. federal gov’t over tasering by park ranger
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I first reported this story a year ago — a video taken by a cell phone clearly shows trans woman Brooke Fantelli being tased by a Bureau of Land Management Park Ranger, now identified as… Read More ›
Chip-maker Intel kills support for anti-transgender Boy Scouts of America
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — And it’s about time, too. Approximately $180,000-a-year going to Portland, Oregon area Boy Scout troops from giga-chip maker Intel is gone. Intel finally pulled the plug after increased pressure from transgender and LGBT activists. A… Read More ›
Bizarre Oregon for-hire killing of partner by cop may have transgender rejection roots
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While I’ve been following the story, I haven’t reported on it even though one of the parties involved is transgender. It then appeared to be more of a common domestic dispute with the transgender spouse… Read More ›
President-elect Romney’s transition website is live . . . (by mistake!)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — “I’m excited about our prospects as a nation” says Romney on a presidential transition website that included details on how to apply for a position with the new administration. This would have been a truly… Read More ›
[UPDATED] Trans woman found dead, burned in France
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Updated, see below.] The dead woman, reportedly migrated from Peru, was found October 4th in a forest near Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville. The body appeared burned and while authorities are investigating and have made no official announcement as… Read More ›
First openly transgender mayor in the U.S., Stu Rasmussen, re-elected to fifth term
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Silverton, Oregon voters re-elected Mayor Stu Rasmussen, for a reported 5th term on Tuesday. Rasmussen previously gained national attention as the first openly transgender mayor in the United States. While I’m not quite sure which… Read More ›
Transgender Americans win big with Obama’s victory
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Supreme Court will get perhaps 2 more trans-friendly justices appointed. Trans-friendly policies and administrative rules won’t be rescinded in the name of “Cutting Red Tape.” Transgender civil rights and other legal gains won’t be… Read More ›
Illinois school board decide “not to fire” official who suggested pro-transgender policy (maybe)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Let me get this confusing story straight for you: First, a school official recommends that the school board adopts a transgender protection policy — something progressive school districts around the country are already doing. So… Read More ›
Trans people, on Election Day 2012, consider your safety net (or your lack of one)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — No one can tell you how to vote. If you believe a vote for Mitt Romney will serve you better, cast that ballot for him. People do high wire acts without a net all the… Read More ›
Stranger violently punches trans woman entering UK pub, gets away
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Knock-out punches, of course, don’t happen often without some warning, but Giovanna Del Nord found herself waking up on the floor of a Leicester pub, last remembering a fist headed straight to her face. Del… Read More ›
Trans woman’s Canadian border snafu likely triggered by unlabeled Vicodin
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — If you’re transgender, don’t travel to another country with a controlled substance in a unlabeled container. That’s the lesson we need to takeaway from Domaine Javier’s experience at the Canadian border. Javier was put back… Read More ›