LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The now-retired Columbus, Ohio Fire Captain and Pride Grand Marshall, rode the Transgender Youth float during the parade and was honored with the 2016 Stonewall Columbus Grand Marshal Award afterwards. The award was presented to… Read More ›
Month: June 2016
Justice for Philadelphia trans woman stabbed to death in 2015
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A man arrested a few days after the murder of a Philadelphia trans woman just over a year ago has pleaded guilty. Raheam Felton was sentenced to 22 to 44 years for the murder… Read More ›
No need to debate people about assault weapons — voice your thoughts at the ballot box instead
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Who is tired of debates with gun nuts? I know I am. But here’s the thing, you don’t have to debate them. Heck, you don’t even have to listen to them. Use your thoughts… Read More ›
UPDATE – Target Explosion due to drug use, not trans related; Cis woman arrested
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE – June 12, 2016. Target bathroom explosion is the result of drug use – not trans issues. From an Evanston Police Dept. press release: “Through the course of their investigation, it was determined… Read More ›
Trans Teen Role Models Jazz Jennings and Corey Maison light up large audiences
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Fifteen-year-old trans youth Jazz Jennings, no stranger to this space or the trans community, was invited to participate in the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ annual meeting which included a symposium titled: “Transgender Medicine:… Read More ›
Here’s a fella who is disappointed there hasn’t been trans people gunned down in bathrooms
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Lest you think I’m hyping up the headline, let remind you trans people have been killed over lessor things than bathroom usage — and usually by people that don’t command a large audience as… Read More ›