LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In this short video in ASL (American Sign Language) and English subtitles, Lexie (Courtney O’Donnell) addresses the matter of explaining yourself and answering questions. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexieCannes/videos/vb.1246261556/10215113370008073/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjdbAK9YBsUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq0TCFojssw Transcript: Hello,… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS – UPDATE – 8 trans people have won in this election at this point. 10:30 PM PST 11-9-17. They are: Danica Roem, Lisa Middleton, Tyler Titus, Stephe Koontz, Gerri Cannon, Andrea Jenkins, Phillipe Cunningham and… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The news out of Texas just moments ago that a state senate committee signed off on a trans-hate “bathroom bill” 8-1, sending the thing to the full senate for consideration wasn’t really a surprise,… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Although I no longer actively track transgender murders, a visit to the Transgender Violence group page on Facebook indicates that the rate of trans murders since the start of the year appears to be… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The recently released 2015 National Center for Transgender Education (NCTE) Transgender Survey findings are in short, a confirmation of earlier surveys and other research findings — things are as dire as we’ve been saying… Read More ›
NC Gov. Pat McCrory LOSES re-election bid.
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — I stole this headline from Jenn Burleton. It’s really the only thing we can do. We can’t dwell on the what ifs, or whys — it’s wasted energy better spent on fixing our future… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE – August 8, 2016. Anyone knowing of the customers (paper mills, lumber mills, bark dust, etc.) of Pacific Fibre Product and Lemmons Trucking, please post in the comments section. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A photo… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Feb. 10, 2017: “Laughing at Liberals” host and trans mocker Michael Aaron has been convicted of all 21 felony and misdemeanor charges. From The Oregonian: “Multnomah county Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan found Michael… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A cis woman (a woman who was born a female) at a Los Angeles area fitness center took photo of a naked woman and posted it on the internet. Had this been a trans… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS – This is certainly one of the more bizarro incidents to cross my desk. Here we have representative of a company, who as far I know, did not engage in any prior transphobic activities or… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — No one will disagree that fallout from Bathroom Bills impacts all trans people one way or another, no matter where they live — even if it’s in a relatively safer part of the country,… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Unprovoked attacks on trans people on subways are sadly, rather commonplace. I’ve already written about a handful in this very space, including one earlier this year. But this one stands out. One that I… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update May 5, 2016. Alabama town rescinds trans-hate ordinance after the ACLU and SPLC threaten a lawsuit. From The New Civil Rights Movement: “From the The City Council of Oxford, Alabama has just rescinded… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — in 2007, a Los Angeles trans woman visiting Iowa found herself arrested for “trespassing” after using a courthouse’s women’s bathroom. The hiring of an attorney resulted in Alexandra Distance Everheart Wilson getting a letter of apology… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update-5, April 24, 2016. An excellent look into the online mind of Curt Schilling from the Washington Post: “When his fear of a changing America manifests in an ornery disdain for millennials’ pathological laziness,… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Jennifer Louise Lopez, a New York City trans woman victim of a subway attack I wrote about in this space last February, was assaulted a second time. Lopez states a man making advances towards… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — “That’s a man,” someone called out, then an argument ensued while the crowd grew around a Portland, Ore. trans woman and her friend last week. It wasn’t long before someone in the crowd threw… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — With the room laughing along, an armed law enforcement officer stated he’d violently harm unarmed trans people if he finds them in the ladies bathroom. Spartanburg County (South Carolina) Sheriff Chuck Wright made these… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update-5 April, 20, 2016. McCrory responds to Fourth Court of Appeal decision. From WBTV-TV: “North Carolina’s governor Pat McCrory says a federal appeals court ruling overturning a Virginia school district policy on restroom use… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update April 8, 2016 — Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert set for April 10th (2 days from now). From his website: “. . . To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who… Read More ›
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