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Preparing for a showdown with vile human beings
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 ›
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Trans actors only for trans roles? An artist’s perspective.
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — For the record, producers and directors of trans-themed feature films absolutely should convince their financial backers (executive producers) to cast trans actors to portray trans roles. However, when it comes to other people’s money,… Read More ›
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Trump in chains! The biggest step forward for trans people since Election Day
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — True, President Trump can still wreck havoc with our lives, but know this, Trump has run into a wall of his own making. He has learned the hard way that there are consequences to… Read More ›
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Looking ahead to 2020 through the chaos of Trumptude
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The other shoe fell today. We knew it was coming, and by gosh, it came with a few surprises. Who knew education secretary Betsy DeVos would try to protect trans kids and stop the… Read More ›
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Transgender murders: 2017 off to a horrific start
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 ›
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Defeating a populist like Trump might require biting our tongues
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Following the GOP convention last summer, it became apparent to me that keeping Trump from winning the election was far more important than writing about matters of importance to trans people. Not only any… Read More ›
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Groundbreaking “intersex” birth certificate issued in NYC
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Historic? You betcha! For anti-trans simpletons, their oft-used counter-argument “you’re born either a male or female, God doesn’t make mistakes” against the existence of trans people has taken a major hit. To them, the… Read More ›
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2015 transgender survey reaffirms dire straits for trans people; future looks murky
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 ›
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GOP governor on NC-style Bathroom Bill: “Why? Why would we? Why would anybody need it? Is it an issue?
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Kentucky’s Republican governor Matt Bevins continued his comments on the Bathroom Bill matter in a news conference last week: “Is there anyone you know in Kentucky who has trouble going to the bathroom? Seriously…. Read More ›
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UPDATE — North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory Concedes! Economic fallout from trans hate bill turned off voters
NC Gov. Pat McCrory LOSES re-election bid.
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AMERICA, 2018 mid-terms! We get to work NOW!
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 ›
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Trans man who had wife murdered during difficult transition gets life in prison
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — [Editor’s note: I normally do not write about crimes committed by trans people, however in this case, relationship difficulties during transition was a major contributing factor in the death, hence it’s newsworthiness.] The 5-year… Read More ›
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Arrested cis woman fails vagina inspection, jailed with 40 men in common cell; files $ 5 million lawsuit
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Historically, doctors delivering babies could not always correctly determine the gender of newborns they delivered by just looking, resulting in tragic consequences for perhaps hundreds of thousands of people. Miami-Dade corrections officials, however felt… Read More ›
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An observation into the minds of the of the self-deluded: Believing in your own lies robs you of knowing when you’ve been had
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — I had an opportunity to observe an 8-year historical record of commentary on Obama’s presidency and another featuring running commentary on sites devoted to an activity/profession that is quite often beyond the reach of… Read More ›
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Research: Pharmacists urged to play active role in care of transgender people
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — I had an opportunity to look at a new transgender care article for pharmacists to be published this January in the medical journal The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. It urges pharmacists to educate… Read More ›
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Fake medical organization dispenses bunk about trans kids, potentially putting them at risk for harm
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Anyone can create a “medical” (or “professional”) organization. All it takes is a website and the creation of a legit-sounding name. People do this all the time to either oppose or support a pet… Read More ›
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Business ridicules trans people with large reader board in high traffic area
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 ›
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(UPDATE: GUILTY!) Mocker of trans people, host of ‘Laughing at Liberals’ slapped with 21 gun and menacing charges
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 ›
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Cis woman caught perving in the ladies’ locker room at a fitness center
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 ›
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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 ›
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Business Marketing 101: If someone makes a mistake, don’t come out and admit you’re transphobic anyway!
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 ›
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1.4 Million transgender adults living in the United States says updated data
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — And that’s a conservative estimate. Previous numbers ran from 500,000 to 700,000 or up to 0.3 percent of the population. Now it’s 0.6, or nearly 1 trans person per 140 people. This according to… Read More ›
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Trans Role Model Lana Moore leads Columbus Pride parade; honored with Grand Marshall Award
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The now-retired Columbus, Ohio Fire Captain and Pride Grand Marshall, rode the Transgender Youth float during the parade and was honored with the 2016Â Stonewall Columbus Grand Marshal Award afterwards. The award was presented to… Read More ›
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Justice for Philadelphia trans woman stabbed to death in 2015
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A man arrested a few days after the murder of a Philadelphia trans woman just over a year ago has pleaded guilty. Raheam Felton was sentenced to 22 to 44 years for the murder… Read More ›
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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 ›
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Discrimination, Equality, Civil Rights ›
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COURTNEY: Transgender Day of Visibility
March 29, 2019
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Lexie talks about the transgender military ban and Election Day 2020
March 19, 2019
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Question: What are some of the worst cases of transphobia you’ve encountered?
February 4, 2018
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Preparing for a showdown with vile human beings
July 22, 2017
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Looking ahead to 2020 through the chaos of Trumptude
February 22, 2017
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS 