THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It was by happenstance I clicked on someone’s social media link to a music video. I’d never heard the artist’s name before and I’m always on the lookout for great music for my side gig… Read More ›
Month: November 2013
Family strife following pride event triggers trans woman’s suicide
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The upbeat and festive Bangalore, India pride event was being covered by local TV news so when the family of Vamshi Raju spotted her participating during the broadcast, it set the stage for a showdown… Read More ›
Lawyer gets naked for trans rights in Russia
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender Russian lawyer Masha Bast has been mentioned a number of times in this space as she battles Russian President Vladimir Putin for transgender and LGBT rights in a country where trans rights are few…. Read More ›
Trans women found dead in the UK, Detroit
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A UK trans woman was found dead in her home in Worthing, a town along the south coast of England last week on the 19th. The victim was identified as Jacqueline Cowdrey, known to her… Read More ›
[UPDATED] Colorado school board member: castration before transgender student equality
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE — Dec. 7, 2013: Board member Kathy Svenson says there’s no such thing as transgender people and vows to keep pushing for schools to ignore court rulings. See below.] A Colorado television station’s inquiry… Read More ›
Tesco caught in a hypocritical pickle as employees mock trans customers online
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A mere few weeks after a publicly assuring the transgender community that their face recognition technology was unlikely to unintentionally out trans people, UK retailer Tesco finds itself having to explain how their employees were… Read More ›
Iconic transgender pioneer Vicki Marlane gets multi-media exhibit at SF museum
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Vicki Marlane, a pioneering trans woman, performer and female impersonator from the San Francisco area who passed away two years ago, gets her due in the form of a multimedia exhibit celebrating her iconic life…. Read More ›
Southern Poverty Law Center forces Texas school district to yield to transgender student
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A small school district in Texas told a transgender student that he could not use a photo of him wearing a tuxedo in the school year book because it ‘violated community standards’. However, coverage in… Read More ›
Killers of trans women in NYC and Cleveland convicted
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In the space of one week there has been two murder convictions for killers who targeted trans women. In New York City, Rasheen Everett was convicted of killing a trans woman named Amanda in 2010… Read More ›
U.S. Sen. Merkley of Oregon key to passage of trans/LGBT protection bill ENDA
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Earlier today the U.S Senate passed the transgender/LGBT workplace anti-discrimination bill with 10 Republicans crossing the aisle to join the Democrats. Earlier this week however, it wasn’t clear if the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) would… Read More ›
Face recognition technology: dangerous implications for trans people?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’m quite sure the potentially dangerous implication of face recognition technology for trans people has crossed our minds a number of times and off the top of my head, I can think of a number… Read More ›
Third gender option for German birth certificates? Not so fast
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Social media is being swamped with news reports of a “third option” for gender registration on German birth certificates. It’s being heralded as a major step forward for trans people. However, the European trans organization,… Read More ›
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2013: A Reporter’s List
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I compiled a list of the 29 violent transgender deaths that crossed my desk during 2013 for an article in The Huffington Post. The HuffPost article has a link back to the source for each… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS 