THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A transgender woman was booted from the female’s locker room at LA Fitness center in Montclair, California after she asked for workout advice catered for a trans woman. Although Yanel Valenzuela showed the manager her… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Following the death of singer Lou Reed — widely known in the transgender community for his 1972 trans-themed song “Walk on the Wild Side” — trans singer Laura Jane Grace was asked about her thoughts… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — All of a sudden, the sweet taste of Jelly Belly jelly beans has turned offensive. Herman Rowland Sr, the head bean of the Jelly Belly company, has thrown money towards the repealing of California’s transgender… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Back in 2002, no employer in the Fortune 500 offered transgender health care benefits according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Now there are 121 employers in this group that offer some kind of transgender… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE-2 PC Emma Chapman loses her lawsuit. See below.) After nearly a decade on the force, transgender Essex (UK) Police officer Emma Chapman had to explain on the police radio to a dispatcher that she… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans youth Coy Mathis, now 7, made the news in June when the Colorado Civil Rights Division, in a landmark case, ruled that the action of her school of banning her from using the girl’s… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Dr. Angela McCaskill, Gallaudet University’s chief diversity officer, is suing the university for “mistreatment”. She’s also suing two university professors who “disclosed” that her signature was on a Maryland anti-gay marriage petition. Shortly after her… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A Russian trans woman killed herself after losing her job because her boss feared being in violation of Putin’s ‘anti-trans/LGBT propaganda’ laws. Dasha Shtern took her life a week after losing her job according… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Last week brought a very public display of transphobia to our attention. Todd Kincannon, a lawyer and the former leader of South Carolina’s Republican party via tweeter: “There are people who respect transgender rights. And… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — You’ve seen the story earlier this week — ‘a trans student harasses girls in the locker room of a Colorado high school’ — when it went nearly viral on social media. When I first saw… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Let there be no doubt here, any death while in police custody following being tased — which is what happened to El Paso, Texas, drag performer Fernando Gomez, known on stage as Mercedes Demarco, earlier… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — “It’s dressed as a woman but all its IDs are male” said the cashier out loud to the store manager as a trans woman stood in line to make a purchase at a store. Attorney… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Last week brought to our attention the report of two trans murders — one in Bagan Ajam, Malaysia, and the other in Mexico City. Police found S. Athiswaran apparently stabbed to death at her home… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Against Me singer and trans woman Laura Jane Grace collaborated with Joan Jett for a song on Jett’s latest CD, “Unvarnished”, which came out this week. The song, “Soulmates to Strangers,” according to Jett in… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — California’s Gov. Jerry Brown streamlined the name change process for transgender Californians by signing into law a bill that eliminates the need for a court-ordered public hearing prior to making such a change. Toni Atkins,… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (Update — See below) The alleged murderer of London trans woman Chrissie Azzopardi is currently on trial for the crime that occurred last April. April, 2012 (Note: an earlier report gave the wrong year.) Prosecutors… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The National Center for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE) new study is reporting higher rates of physical or sexual abuse to undocumented trans workers than to the trans population in general, and they’re also getting short shifted… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Nominated by a high school club and elected by the entire student body, trans student Ray Ramsey took the throne during homecoming at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire last week. Although Ray came… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While it’s one thing to have a neighborhood watch group to assist local police agencies in keeping neighborhoods safe but it’s another thing to use transphobic fear mongering tactics to rally up group support and… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS 