THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Canadian transgender model Jenna Talackova has garnered quite a bit of attention in this space and elsewhere — and quite deserving so. While pioneering a place in the world for trans models, she took on… Read More ›
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Jenna Talackova to give TV audiences a peek into her transgender life
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — If you guessed “reality show”, you guessed right. But wait, before you say anything, consider this: the viewers of reality shows are just the kind of people who are in need of the awareness Talackova… Read More ›
Jenna Talackova, transgender Miss Universe contestant becomes trans activist
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Jenna Talackova shot to fame as a Canadian beauty contestant and along the way she became a de facto spokesperson for the trans community simply because she had the attention of the media. She did… Read More ›
LGBT rights activist says trans beauty contestant Jenna Talackova doesn’t deserve pride parade grand marshal honor
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Sorry, but you couldn’t be more wrong! As I came to realize myself, we couldn’t BUY the kind of widespread positive publicity and good will directed our way as a result of transgender contestant Jenna… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Why I Did an About-Face and Boarded the Jenna Talackova PR Train
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — (From my article in The Huffington Post:) Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant Jenna Talackova cracked the top 12 in the final night of the pageant. Although she didn’t win, I was rooting for her… Read More ›
Transgender beauty contestant Jenna Talackova cracks top 12, doesn’t make top 5 – photos
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE The Miss Universe Canada pageant is over. She made it to the top 12. Congrats to Jenna. More below.] While Jenna Talackova’s story is familiar to everyone, rivals now are complaining the spotlight is… Read More ›
[UPDATED -1] The ruckus surrounding Canadian trans beauty contestant Jenna Talackova burying other trans stories
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE April 2, 2012 – Talackova might be back in the pageant. See below.] All the hype and hoopla in the mainstream media over the Jenna Talackova booting has pretty much wiped out coverage of… Read More ›
Glamorous transgender models: Trans role models? Yes. Trans activists? You betcha!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In the recent past, society never gave trans people much in the way of gifts — we were mocked and ridiculed in real life, in the media and especially, in the entertainment industry. Jerry… Read More ›
Venezuelan wins transgender beauty pageant
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A Venezuelan contestant in the all-transgender Miss International Queen pageant won the crown this weekend in Pattaya, Thailand. The winner, Isabella Santiago, topped out a number of contestants from 18 different countries. According to… Read More ›
Transgender model comes out citing need to help others
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — After migrating to the United States from the Philippines following sex change surgery at 19, trans woman Geena Rocero felt empowered to chase her dream to become a model in New York City after… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Readers’ Top 12 Transgender Stories of 2012
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT – [I wrote this for The Huffington Post] During 2012 I wrote approximately 400 articles for The Guerrilla Angel Report, the vast majority of them transgender-related. [Read this article at The Huffington Post site here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/transgender-stories-2012_b_2361282.html… Read More ›
While trans model Andrej Pejic rocks high fashion world, a bigger story lies under the surface
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender model Andrej Pejic is being reported as the first transgender model on the cover of a high fashion magazine. Of course, with all the sources being tabloids, we’ll take this with a grain of… Read More ›
Miss Universe pageant generates loads of positive PR for trans people in 2012
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender people went 3 for 3 in the positive PR department on the Miss Universe beauty pageant circuit in 2012. Earlier this year Canadian trans woman Jenna Talackova pioneered the acceptance of transgender contestants in… Read More ›
The Guerrilla Angel Report: 1-year milestone
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It’s been a year since I started this blog and we’ve hit a significant milestone: 250,000 all time views. It is at this point that I need to thank you, the readers, for the success… Read More ›
(UPDATE: Court orders contestant to pay damages) Miss Penn. USA quits, blasts pageant for allowing transgender contestants
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE: Court orders contestant Sheena Monnin to pay damages resulting from her claim the pageant was fixed. See below.) While reputable reports are few, it is clear that one of the contestants — Miss Pennsylvania… Read More ›
Transgender teen in semi-final for Miss England
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In a community that is often lacking in upbeat news, I’m embracing the positive impact transgender beauty pageant contestants can have for trans people and their allies in the media. On the heels of Canada’s… Read More ›
Opponents of Anchorage’s trans-LGB measure used ads dehumanizing trans people (see photos)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The election is over and the Anchorage trans-LGB rights bill failed, however I feel the need to share this bit of information I discovered only after the election. Opponents of Anchorage’s Proposition 5, ran a… Read More ›
[UPDATE-1] Trans beauty contestant gets boot, trans man denied male dorm RA position
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE April 2, 2012 – Talackova might be back in the pageant. See below.] Jenna Talackova, a 23-year-old A transgender contestant in the Miss Universe Canada competition got the boot for ‘not meeting requirements.’ Jenna… Read More ›
Another beauty pageant spotlight moment goes well for transgender people
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While the winner of the Miss USA crown for the Miss Universe pageant was not a trans person, her smooth, matter-of-fact, embracing of trans contestants answer in the final question round helped Olivia Culpo, Miss… Read More ›
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