LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The twice-removed Alabama Supreme Court judge mowed down trans people mere minutes into a campaign rally one week ago according to a Huntsville, Alabama newspaper. Moore is on a quest to be elected to… Read More ›
Judicial, Courts
Killer gets life in prison for beating a trans woman to death with a hammer
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — For likely the 7th time since TDOR 2015, a murderer of trans people has been sent to prison. The latest: Josh Vallum was sentenced by a judge in George County Circuit Court, Mississippi, to… 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 ›
AG Loretta Lynch: ‘We see you. We stand with you and we will do everything we can to protect you going forward’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The North Carolina anti-transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ saga has suddenly turned into a television legal drama miniseries. The actual drama unfolding in NC however, requires a suspension of disbelief previously unseen in a TV script…. Read More ›
Killer of NYC trans woman Islan Nettles sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A New York City judge sentenced James Dixon to 12 years in prison today for the murder of Islan Nettles in August 2013. Prior to the beginning of the trial, Justice Daniel P. Conviser… Read More ›
Justice for two 2013 transgender murder victims!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The murderer of a trans woman killed in Edmonton, Alberta on November 2013 was recently sentenced to 8 years in prison. The judge accepted a plea bargain agreed upon by the defendant and the prosecutor…. Read More ›
Trans women sues U-Haul, People’s Bank for transgender discrimination
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In Seattle, Washington, trans woman Lizzi Duff filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against People’s Bank for denying her service because she sounded like a man over the phone. Although Duff answered… Read More ›
Justice for two transgender murder victims; Judge throws book at sentencing
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS In Detroit, Michigan last month, a jury found Larry B. Gaulding guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of trans person of color Ashton O’Hara. Last week, during sentencing, the judge handed down a sentence… Read More ›
GOP governors of Maine & North Carolina gang up on a Virginia transgender youth
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — All trans youth Gavin Grimm wants to do is pee in peace at his school in Gloucester County, Virginia. But peeing has resulted in an outpouring of hate from almost his entire community. If… Read More ›
Religious extremists get trans kid Jazz Jennings’ book “I Am Jazz” BANNED!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Fear is a powerful force and if abused, one finds itself on Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate group watch list. But that didn’t stop a religious extremist group, Liberty Counsel, from scaring the wits out… Read More ›
UPDATE – 2nd UK trans woman found dead in men’s prison
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Dec. 2, 2015. Second UK trans woman found dead inside a men’s prison. The Guardian: “A transgender woman has become the second trans prisoner in the space of a month to apparently take… Read More ›
Arizona trans woman Monica Jones’ conviction vacated, may get new trial
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Finding that trans woman Monica Jones was denied a fair trial, Arizona Superior Court Judge Crane McClennen vacated a 2014 conviction by a lower court. The Jones’ case united the trans community who believed… Read More ›
Superb Rolling Stone article on the saga of trans woman CeCe McDonald
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Fresh on the heels of Laverne Cox’s article in Time magazine, Rolling Stone follows up with a great piece on trans woman CeCe McDonald. McDonald, of course, is the trans woman of color that… Read More ›
Judge slams murderer of Belgrade trans woman with 35 year sentence
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Five years after the stabbing death of Belgrade trans woman Minja Kocis, a Serbian judge this month sentenced Ivica Mihajlovic to 35 years in prison. In addition, Novica Radosavljevic, Mihajlovic’s accomplice, got 8 years. The… Read More ›
Citing Sharia law, Malaysian authorities jail, shave heads of 16 trans women
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Earlier this week, religious police from the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Department in Malaysia, crashed a wedding and arrested 17 trans women for violating a Sharia law which bans cross dressing. While one minor was released,… Read More ›
(Updated) Backward Virginia judge denies trans woman name change
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — (Updated — May 21, 2014. Name change granted. See below.) Although the state of Virginia is reported to be one of the easiest states to get a name change, an ultra-conservative judge on the… Read More ›
CeCe McDonald — Trans Role Model? Yes!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — There are opinions floating around in the transgender sector of cyberspace having the view that trans woman CeCe McDonald is undeserving of any special recognition because she is a ‘convicted felon,’ they say. (The… Read More ›
Appeals court again overrules anti-trans “If you’re born male, you stay male” judge
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — An decision by Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves denying a second transgender person a name change was also overturned by a Oklahoma appeals court. The appeals court anonymously granted Angela Renee Ingram her… Read More ›
Zimbabwe police strip transgender activist to ‘confirm gender’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In a bizarre incident that involved being shaken down by youths associated with a Zimbabwe political group after she used a women’s restroom, trans woman Ricky Nathanson of Bulawayo found herself then turned over… Read More ›
UPDATED — Supreme Court in Maine rules in favor of trans student Nicole Maines
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS –Updated Dec. 1, 2014 — A final order has been issued in the Nicole Maines lawsuit. From the Bangor Daily News: “A final order has been issued in a transgender student’s lawsuit against the Orono… Read More ›
UPDATE: Trans woman CeCe McDonald has been released
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Update Jan. 13, 2014. Cece has been freed from prison. She was picked up by Laverne Cox. ACLU releases statement. See below for more. As reported earlier in this space, trans woman CeCe McDonald is… Read More ›
Judges hand down tough, lengthy sentences to brutal attackers of trans people
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — With the sentencing this week of Tavares Spencer to 25 years in prison for attempting to murder Tampa, Florida, trans woman Terrience McDonald (aka Coco McDonald) earlier this year, this marks the third tough and… Read More ›
Defense attorney: ‘trans victim not in the higher end of the community’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — At the sentencing hearing for Rasheen Everett following his conviction of murdering NYC trans woman Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, defense attorney John Scarpa argued that the victim was a lessor human being: “A sentence of 25 years… Read More ›
UK judge orders man to stop harassing transgender neighbor
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — After admitting to harassing a transgender neighbor, a Blackburn, UK man was ordered by a magistrate to stay away from her. Matthew Mark Rivers was also ordered to serve 60 hours of community service as… Read More ›
121 of the Fortune 500 companies cover trans health care
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Back in 2002, no employer in the Fortune 500 offered transgender health care benefits according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Now there are 121 employers in this group that offer some kind of transgender… Read More ›
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