LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A post Thursday on Andrew Cray’s Facebook page brought the news that he passed away following an apparent second bout with cancer. By all accounts Cray was a selfless and tireless advocate for trans… Read More ›
Month: August 2014
UPDATE: California ‘trans panic’ defense ban signed into law by Gov. Brown
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE – Sept. 29, 2014: As reported in this space last month, the California legislature sent to the governor’s office a bill that banned the usage of ‘trans panic’ as a defense for physical… Read More ›
Monica Helms, creator of the trans pride flag, donates it to the Smithsonian
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A week ago, Monica Helms, the designer of the transgender pride flag, donated the original flag to the Smithsonian. Along with the flag, there were other transgender artifacts donated, including some from Mara Keisling…. Read More ›
GOP U.S. House staffers in trouble over ‘Orange is the New Black’ Wikipedia slurs
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Seriously, has it come to this? Anonymous editing of Wikipedia pages by Republican U.S. House of Representatives staffers in order to slur transgender people? Yes it has, as evidenced by the IP addresses of… Read More ›
(Update – Victory! – Sort of) Arkansas robocall: ‘trans people are child predators’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Aug. 20, 2014. Michelle Duggar’s attempt to derail the anti-discrimination ordinance has FAILED. This from the Fayetteville Flyer: “Fayetteville City Council members passed a controversial anti-discrimination ordinance early Wednesday morning following nearly 10… Read More ›
Transphobic writer Gavin McInnes gets boot from company he created
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — You know you’re in hot water when your subordinates push you out the door of the very company you created — and it couldn’t have happened to a better person. Last week, Thought Catalog… Read More ›
(Update — VICTORY!) School district now says trans child can return to school as female
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Aug. 20, 2014. School reverses stance, will allow Rachel Pepe to present as a female at school. From The Advocate: “A middle school in New Jersey has reversed course after allegedly telling a… Read More ›
Deaf transgender woman murdered in Honduras
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — On July 18th, a trans woman was found dead wrapped in a sheet lying next to a roadside on the island Roatan just off the Honduran coast. Reports say she went by the name Lele,… Read More ›
Full transgender health care to be provided by Oregon Health Plan
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Earlier today the Oregon Health Plan added transgender coverage to the state Medicaid program following efforts by local trans and LGBT organizations. This builds on the earlier inclusion of pubertal suppression treatment for transgender… Read More ›
(UPDATED) Renowned transgender UK boxing manager Kellie Maloney not quite pro-trans/LGBT
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Updated August 16, 2014 — About a week ago Maloney came out as trans in an interview with a UK tabloid. Shortly after I wrote this about her, it was brought to my attention… Read More ›
Red-voting conservative father of transgender child embraces changes
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — And in the embracing of their transgender daughter Lynne, the parents, Albert and Leigh, relocated to Portland, Oregon primarily for the resources offered to trans kids in the area. The family’s story is told… Read More ›
Colorado gay bar bans ‘effinamate’ customers; division of civil rights steps in
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — About a year ago, a Denver Colorado gay bar boot a drag queen after they decided Vito Marzano didn’t meet a “dress code.” The club, Denver Wrangler, caters to gay ‘bears’ and bans exhibition… Read More ›
U.S. Dept. of Education gives Spring Arbor University legal right to transgender discriminate
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Once again, we’re seeing the U.S. Department of Education grant exemptions to colleges wanting to dodge Title IX equality provisions in order to legally discriminate against their transgender people. This time it’s Spring Arbor… Read More ›
Honduran trans woman brutally beaten as military police watch
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Television news video shows a trans woman being kicked, beaten and thrown landing on her head in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The exact date is unclear but it does appear to be a recent… Read More ›
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