LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Once again we learn from UK’s The Guardian of another stateside transgender murder that flew under the radar this year — this time the killing occurred in Aurora, Illinois on March 7, 2015. Trans… Read More ›
Month: August 2015
State legislator on trans athletes: Show me your genitals!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A South Dakota lawmaker is proposing “visual inspections” of transgender athletes in the state’s high schools to ensure they’re restricted to teams matching “birth gender”. Unhappy with South Dakota High School Activities Association’s recent… Read More ›
Second Kansas City trans murder flies under radar until UK newspaper IDs victim
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Friends of the trans murder victim, Jasmine Collins, suspected something was up over the ten days she was missing — some even suspecting she may have been murdered. Kansas City, Missouri police, however, knew… Read More ›
DNA nabs murderer of Los Angeles-area trans woman killed in 1990
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Trans woman Kathy Foster was found dead in a field in Ontario, California on March 22, 1990. She was shot 3 times and her body dumped at the site where she was found. Witnesses… Read More ›
Transgender massacre continues — next stop: Kansas City
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Trans woman murdered? Yup. Misgendered? Yup. Deadname used? Yup. TWOC? Hispanic. Pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital? Yup. It’s boiler plate text these days. Just enter the city — Kansas City, Missouri —… Read More ›
Transgender deaths in North Carolina and Phoenix; second death surfaces in Detroit
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In Johnson County, North Carolina, the body of missing trans woman Elisha Walker (aka Angel Elisha Walker) of Salisbury, NC was found in a crude grave last week. According to reports by blogger Monica Roberts and… Read More ›
Laverne Cox: Jenner’s high visibility allows her to reach so many people
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — For those of you still knocking our gift horse Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox drives home the point I’ve making about Jenner time and time again — Jenner’s high public visibility, privileged or not, has… Read More ›
Severely decomposed body is identified as a Dallas transgender WOC
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Dallas, Texas police identified the severely decomposed body discovered in a field near Dallas’ Medical District on July 29th, 2015 as of Shade Schuler, a transgender woman of color. Due to the state of… Read More ›
(UPDATED x 2) Detroit TWOC likely another transgender murder victim
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE-1 August 9, 2015 — The director of Victim Services for Equality Michigan, Yvonne Siferd, has confirmed this death. See link below. (Original article:) Verifiable sources are slim regarding the recent death of a… Read More ›
Studies: Puberty blockers results in happy young adults; “Hormone imbalance” not a factor in trans identity
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Research findings from a Dutch study on trans youth indicates puberty blockers (aka hormone therapy) indicates a significant increased “opportunity to develop into well-functioning young adults.” The study finds the quality of life for… Read More ›
Mocking, condemning and sucker punching of trans people — what a nutty week!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In Toledo, Ohio, mega-broadcaster Cumulus Media, Inc., mocked trans woman Caitlyn Jenner by dressing up one of their DJs in drag and posing as her in the now-iconic Vanity Fair image, and plastering it… Read More ›
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