THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’ve been following this story since the incident first occurred. Kenneth Furr, a Washington DC police officer who was convicted of assault last October in a bizarre incident which found him standing on the hood… Read More ›
Judicial, Courts
Forced sterilization of trans patients following sex reassignment surgery ends in Sweden
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It’s hard to imagine this kind of law was still on the books in such an educated European country, but nonetheless, the practice of sterilization ended this week after a Swedish court of appeal ruled… Read More ›
UPDATE: Murderer in 2012 killing of Vancouver BC area trans woman sentenced to 8 years
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 ›
Transgender inmate’s lawyers to get $700K in ‘denying SRS is cruel and unusual punishment’ case
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — No doubt mainstream media is going to exploit this decision by the federal judge who earlier ruled favorably on transgender inmate Michelle Kosilek’s request for SRS, into a barrage of attacks against trans people, so… Read More ›
Appeals court overrules anti-trans “If you’re born male, you stay male” judge
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — You remember this Oklahoma judge — the one who is denying trans women legal name changes, including one last summer, because “you can’t change what God gave you.” In one case Judge Bill Graves told… Read More ›
Trans woman sues U.S. federal gov’t over tasering by park ranger
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I first reported this story a year ago — a video taken by a cell phone clearly shows trans woman Brooke Fantelli being tased by a Bureau of Land Management Park Ranger, now identified as… Read More ›
Legislator tries end run around federal judge’s transgender “cruel and unusual punishment” ruling
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Michelle Kosilek, the transgender Massachusetts prisoner who a federal judge said the denial of her doctor’s recommendation of sex reassignment surgery amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, has found yet another twist in her legal… Read More ›
Two weeks until election day 2012 — two things trans people need to know
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — For many of you, the time to vote is now. The ballot came in the mail and it is sitting on your kitchen table. Set aside for a moment the promises, the debates, questions about… Read More ›
Swedish high court overrules lower court ‘no vagina, no rape’ acquittal of man who raped trans woman
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The man who violently raped a trans woman has been found guilty by the Swedish Göta Court of Appeal and sentenced to 15 months in jail. The court reversed an earlier ‘no vagina, no rape’… Read More ›
[UPDATE: GUILTY VERDICT!] DC cop who opened fire on transwomen while standing on hood of car, to begin shortly
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: DC cop gets guilty verdict! See below.] In August 2011, Washington DC Metro Police officers found off-duty MPD Officer Kenneth Furr standing on the hood of a car, firing his service revolver at two… Read More ›
Judge tells trans person’s neighbor to pay up for years of harassment and hate comments
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Among other things, the trans person’s neighbor, Wilna van Staden, would call her neighbor “it”, routinely tell people of the trans person’s gender change, circulated a petition to get the trans person evicted, and invited… Read More ›
Catholic school tells trans student his name will not be recognized
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana said ‘changing one’s gender is wrong’, so the transgender student at Cathedral High School who wishes to be addressed as a male will be face teachers and school staff who… Read More ›
Killer of Kansas City, Mo. trans woman gets 30 years prison term
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Dee Dee Pearson’s killer was sentenced by a Jackson county (Mo.) judge to 30 years in prison. Kenyon Jones shot Pearson following a sexual encounter. Pearson died outside the building she was staying at. Unidentified… Read More ›
Argentina’s 21st century transgender ID change laws vs the United States’ 19th century Bible quoting judges
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Yes, I’m talking about you, Judge Bill Graves. I had a splash of water thrown on my face when I was reminded earlier today of Argentina’s simple 15-day wait period, (almost) no questions asked, legal… Read More ›
ACLU appeals judge’s “You can’t change what God gave you” order for transgender name change
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Sounds familiar? That’s because he’s the same Bible quoting, “DNA-expert” Oklahoma judge I wrote about a few weeks ago. The American Civil Liberties Union has stepped in appealing Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves’ refusal… Read More ›
Gov. Patrick, it’s not about sex reassignment surgery or the cost . . .
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’m not going to speculate on the specific reasons why Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick decided to appeal U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf’s ruling on transgender inmate Michelle’s need for SRS, other than to point out… Read More ›
Boca Raton, Florida prefers trans people discrimination over taking county money
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — That’s what this has boiled down to. The county of Palm Beach, Florida has offered to give the city of Boca Raton $235,000 to upgrade the city’s hazmat emergency response preparedness, providing the city includes… Read More ›
New Hampshire transgender third grader to pee in peace
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It’s settled. The battle between the parents of a transgender third grader and the Nashua, NH school district over the child’s clothes and restroom use at school has ended with an agreement between the two… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Thanks, Sam (Portland, Oregon, Mayor Sam Adams)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (I wrote this for Just Out. You can read the entire article on the Just Out site: In Transit: Thanks, Sam ) From behind the scenes during the era of Mayor Vera Katz and later,… Read More ›
Mayor on transgender rights bill: ‘sex perverts will invade women’s showers’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Fear and hysterics. This is what Maplewood, Missouri, Mayor Jim White used to mark his opposition to a trans and LGBT anti-discrimination bill being considered during a city council meeting. White said: “Under this ordinance… Read More ›
Oklahoma judge cites DNA as reason to deny trans people legal gender ID change
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — If Oklahoma District Judge Bill Graves is also a scientist specializing in the study of DNA, he should submit his research to a peer-reviewed medical journal for scrutiny utilizing the scientific method first. Practicing this… Read More ›
Taiwan considering following European and U.S. definition of transgender
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Specifically, the SRS (sex reassignment surgery) surgery requirement to be legally defined as the gender they identify as will be deleted. While this is some ways from becoming law, it does show that the Taiwanese… Read More ›
Tea Party member behind drive to rid transgender people of legal protection in Omaha
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender people in Omaha, Nebraska, are the target of a group called the Omaha Liberty Project. Their goal is to strip the city’s antidiscrimination protection for trans and LGBT residents from the books. They’re attempting… Read More ›
Female impersonator sues jail for housing him with females
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Just when you think you’ve seen it all, out comes this. Carla Brenner, who says he is a man, was apparently was wearing female clothing in court when he plead guilty to thief and was… Read More ›
German court rules health insurance providers must pay for trans women’s breast implants if needed
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — New precedents are being set in favor of transgender people around the world seemingly every day, the latest: Germany’s Federal Social Court ordered a health insurer to pay for a trans woman’s breast implants after… Read More ›