THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The judge didn’t buy the defense’s “non-violent compassionate man” defense and tossed Sama Chaka Quinland in jail for 30 years for the killing of trans woman DeAndre Fulton-Smith* in 2011. According to news reports, Quinland… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Update: Suspect arrested, see below.] Legendary Miami south beach area drag queen, Wanda, was shot and killed in Tampa, Florida. Towleroad is reporting that she was greeted with 5 bullets when she tried to answer… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In the aftermath of an apparent suicide of a transgender UK teacher who was being hounded by tabloid media, the UK’s Press Complaints Commission (PCC) said they will be working with the transgender community to… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans activist Laura Aguilar stabbed to death in Rio Grande, Argentina during an apparent domestic dispute with her ex-partner Carlos Humbeto Traberg. According to TransGriot, Aguilar was among the first under the new Argentine Gender… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: Trial begins for the murderer of trans woman Cemia Dove. See below.] The alleged murderer of Cemia Dove, a trans woman found dead floating in a pond tethered to a concrete block, was charged… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE 2 Nov. 8, 2013, Jury convicts murder. Scroll to the bottom.) A Cleveland, Ohio trans woman missing since March 27th is the murder victim found in a retaining pond near Olmsted Township on April… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE 2 — Dec. 22, 2014: Murderer of trans woman Ashley Sinclair gets 30 years. From the Orlando Sentinel: [Kentz Vernes] Louis, convicted of manslaughter with a firearm in [Ashley] Sinclair’s death at trial,… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Kelly Young died at a hospital after being found by authorities in a West Baltimore, Maryland home following reports of a shooting on Wednesday. Her identity has apparently been confirmed by her family. It is… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED, see below.] Lucy Meadows, a teacher at primary school in Accrington in the UK was found dead in her home. The police say her death is not suspicious. Meadows only recently began presenting as… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It was last February when friends discovered the decomposing bodies of trans woman Milan Boudreaux and Akeem Boudreaux in their Metairie, LA home. They were found both shot in the head. Initially classified as a… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While it is unclear exactly why the unnamed trans woman was beaten, or who beat her, it does, however, appear the beating occurred in Istanbul near an area where both residents and police have been… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE April 24, 2014 — All 5 killers sentenced. See below.) After searching in a landfill for weeks, Milwaukee Police have called off the search for the body of trans man Evon Young who was… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans man Evon Young, missing since January 1st, is now believed murdered, buried somewhere in a landfill. Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have arrested five people in connection with his death. According to an admission by… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Los Angeles Police Department says they believe the “Western Bandit,” a violent serial robber who also killed a trans woman named Cassidy in November 2011, has resurfaced, pulling an armed robbery on Jan. 8th… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Based on a translated news report, Brazilian trans woman Cecilia Marahouse (or Mara House) was shot reportedly 6 times just outside of Fortaleza on January 11th. Marahouse was a performer and was well known in… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE – Oct. 23 2014 — The murderer of trans woman January Marie Lapuz has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. Charles Jameson Mungo Neel was convicted of the murder earlier this month…. Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Update — see below.] According to a Turkish news report translated into English, a trans woman was shot in the middle of the street in Istanbul, Turkey. She was shot in the chest and her… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — On one hand it’s gratifying to see mainstream media’s spotlight on Brazil’s transgender models, bringing positive attention and “normalcy” to the huge number of trans people in that country, while on the other hand, the… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — New Westminster, BC police charged Charles Jameson “Jamie” Neel with the September 30th killing of trans woman January Marie Lapuz. After being found at her home stabbed, Lapuz later died at a hospital. Other than… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Piecing this together from two rather thin sources, it appears the 1992 death of NYC trans activist Marsha P. Johnson might be getting looked at by the Manhattan DA, reportedly with the NYPD’s blessing. The… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — DNA and the victim’s obsession with cleanliness helped Miami Beach, Fla., Police nail the killer of trans woman Rosita Hernandez. Police say it was Miguel Pavon who stabbed Hernandez last March in her South Beach… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [I wrote this for Wipe Out Transphobia] During 2012, I’ve written twenty articles on the deaths of twenty different sisters killed during the course of this period. I also know that a year from today,… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [I wrote this for The Huffington Post.] I had the unpleasant task of having to report on 20-odd transgender deaths during the past year. Sometimes, just presenting the victims’ names and how they died is… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The LAPD has tied the death of trans woman Cassidy who was killed exactly one year ago on West Lexington Avenue in Hollywood during an armed robbery to a violent suspect who has terrorized the… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT – These are just some of our sisters and brothers killed by the hands of others in 2012. I wrote about each one of these deaths during 2012. Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Nov. 20th…. Read More ›
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