LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE – Oct. 23 2014 — The murderer of trans woman January Marie Lapuz has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. Charles Jameson Mungo Neel was convicted of the murder earlier this month…. Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Tragic oppression of transgender people in Kuwait continues
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The latest — A young trans woman and her mother were arrested after the police decided that a young woman in a car was a ‘boy in women’s clothing’. I’ve been tracking these arrests and… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell — In Transit: Where to Pee?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (This was published in the Dec. 2012 issue of Just Out.) As trans people go about their lives, there’s the daily dilemma of where to pee? Aside from our homes, and perhaps workplace and social… Read More ›
Transgender fashion/art magazine does homage to Michelle Obama
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — There’s no doubt this photo shoot for Candy magazine will trigger heated debates in a number of different venues. But that is part of what art is — pushing and exploring boundaries. I, for one,… Read More ›
Miss Universe pageant generates loads of positive PR for trans people in 2012
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender people went 3 for 3 in the positive PR department on the Miss Universe beauty pageant circuit in 2012. Earlier this year Canadian trans woman Jenna Talackova pioneered the acceptance of transgender contestants in… Read More ›
An unexpected twist in the saga of resigned transgender NH State Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Thought we’d heard the last of Stacie Laughton, didn’t we? To refresh, she came to fame as the first transgender state representative elected to the New Hampshire legislature in November. However, shortly after the election,… Read More ›
Transgender inmate’s lawyers to get $700K in ‘denying SRS is cruel and unusual punishment’ case
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — No doubt mainstream media is going to exploit this decision by the federal judge who earlier ruled favorably on transgender inmate Michelle Kosilek’s request for SRS, into a barrage of attacks against trans people, so… Read More ›
Tony Perkin’s transgender/LGBT-hate group drops UPS as “official shipper!”
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — As payback for UPS dropping their financial support of the Boy Scouts, the hate group Family Research Council (FRC) said UPS will no longer be the FRC’s “official shipper.” This is according Tony Perkins, president… Read More ›
Spineless Illinois school board votes to yield to mob on transgender policy
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Well, we’ve seen it all now. For those of you following the East Aurora School Board comedy of errors, be advised that the board decided that an angry mob that interrupted their Ad Hoc committee… Read More ›
Helena, Montana anti-trans discrimination ordinance passes, but . . .
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It appears the Helena City Commission unanimously passed their transgender/LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance. While the news reports I looked at didn’t specifically mention if this included gender identity, I checked NTCE’s Mara Keisling’s Facebook page for… Read More ›
Transgender travelers vs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — There’s no doubt the TSA has been the ire of plane travelers in the United States, especially transgender ones. In the early days of the program, trans people were getting “outed” unintentionally (perhaps sometimes even… Read More ›
[UPDATED] Trans woman killed in Istanbul street, suspect taken into custody
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Update — see below.] According to a Turkish news report translated into English, a trans woman was shot in the middle of the street in Istanbul, Turkey. She was shot in the chest and her… Read More ›
Justice for trans woman’s rough airport experience becomes undone by lack of facts shared on social media
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — This is a tough topic to tackle. What ought to be a no brainer decision for a reporter becomes a moral dilemma because the victim involved also had a hand in the spreading of misinformation… Read More ›
Illinois school board’s transgender policy flip-flop gets uglier and uglier
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’ve sort of thrown in the towel on East Aurora School District’s attempt to create a transgender protection policy. If a school board can rescind a trans kids policy in a matter of days after… Read More ›
FBI reported hate crime data for 2011 released — transgender data collection to begin in 2013
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The FBI reported hate crime data came out and I jumped right in to see what was reported on the basis of gender identity. I was surprised to find out that the FBI does not… Read More ›
Another major Boy Scouts financial supporter kills all funding over anti-trans/LGBT stance
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — This time it’s the Merck Foundation. The trigger? The Boy Scout’s own reaffirmation earlier this year of its exclusion policy for trans and LGBT people. Most recently, Intel and UPS dropped their support of the… Read More ›
[UPDATED — Czaban & Pollin suspended] ESPN radio hosts unleash horrifying anti-transgender rant on player
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Updated — Czaban and Pollin suspended. See below.] “That could be a Russian chick” and “I think ‘it’ is the politically correct term” said ESPN radio’s Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin describing transgender college basketball… Read More ›
Oregon’s governor declares December as Transgender Youth Awareness Month
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber proclaimed December 2012 as Transgender Youth Awareness Month. The governor also gave nod to Portland Oregon’s transgender youth organization, TransActive. I previously wrote about the great work that organization is doing… Read More ›
[UPDATED New link for video.] Photos of trans woman responding to insults from subway rider
[UPDATED New link for video.] Photos of trans woman responding to insults from subway rider.
Brazilian trans model popularity explosion tempered by high rate of transgender killings
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — On one hand it’s gratifying to see mainstream media’s spotlight on Brazil’s transgender models, bringing positive attention and “normalcy” to the huge number of trans people in that country, while on the other hand, the… Read More ›
Arrest made in September killing of British Columbian trans woman
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — New Westminster, BC police charged Charles Jameson “Jamie” Neel with the September 30th killing of trans woman January Marie Lapuz. After being found at her home stabbed, Lapuz later died at a hospital. Other than… Read More ›
Why is it “despicable” to charge $2.99 for a transgender-friendly phone app?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The gist: A trans man created a phone app (TranSquat) to help trans people find trans-friendly bathrooms. He’s asking $2.99 for the app. “Despicable” some have said. Resistance to paying for this app has come… Read More ›
Helena, Montana pushing for pro-trans/LGBT ordinance but includes odd trans “nude” restrictions
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Helena, Montana, city commission is on the right track with a trans/LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance. The first vote taken on it passed unanimously. However, to get to that point, an amendment was added that restricts certain… Read More ›
(UPDATE-2) Don’t donate to anti-transgender Salvation Army this holiday season
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The Salvation Army’s legendary anti-transgender/LGBT stance is particularly belittling to transgender people from a basic human need standpoint. As class of people, trans people are among the most in dire need of economic, housing,… Read More ›
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