LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE Dec. 1, 2014 — Ad in the Minnesota Star-Tribune: “Your 14-year-old daughter just lost her position on an all-girl team to a male… and now she may have to shower with him.” Word comes… Read More ›
Month: September 2014
Barney Frank, silence would have been golden!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Barney Frank, I can’t figure out why you, now a retired Congressman, didn’t just quit while you’re ahead and rest on your laurels? Bringing to life a long-beaten horse that many people are still… Read More ›
Trans woman dies after being pushed off moving train
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A disabled Indian trans woman was pushed off a moving train earlier this week by two youths in Bangalore, India according to witnesses. Mahadevi was killed instantly after landing on parallel tracks according to reports…. Read More ›
Seattle-area trans groups conquer Washington state’s infamous billboard of bigotry
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Quick, name the three most-seen landmarks in the state of Washington? Automatically the Space Needle and Mt. Rainer comes to mind. And if you guessed Hamilton Farms’ Billboard of Hate as the third, you… Read More ›
Fired ‘trans are nutjobs’ radio hosts return to the air
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The duo, Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck, commonly known by their on-air moniker Kimberly and Beck, fired earlier this year from Rochester, NY radio station WBZA after mocking trans people on the air, have… Read More ›
Quick arrest follows murder of Memphis trans woman
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A suspect was arrested two days after a trans woman was shot to death near her home in Memphis, Tenn. on September 6, 2014. Police arrested Marshall Pegues and charged him with the murder… Read More ›
UPDATE — Trans-unfriendly DMV finds themselves at the receiving end of a federal lawsuit
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATED April 23. 2015 — Settlement reached. From the LA Times: “As part of a legal settlement announced Wednesday, South Carolina’s Department of Motor Vehicles will allow a transgender teenager to wear makeup and… Read More ›
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