LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS – There’s nothing quite like going to the bathroom when one is transgender in a backward thinking society. You are free to share this. Copy and paste is OK, too. Watch LEXIE CANNES… Read More ›
Bathroom Bill
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Trans equality foes spying on bathrooms at Target; Fallout hits close to home
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 ›
Obama defends sweeping trans equality rules: ‘We’re talking about kids … they are vulnerable”
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — President Barack Obama: “I think it’s part of our obligation as a society to make sure everybody is treated fairly and our kids are all loved and protected.“ Last week’s sweeping transgender equality order… 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 ›
Oregon school guidelines: ‘There is no need for the student to prove their new gender’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In what one report described as unprecedented, the Oregon Department of Education this week released liberal trans protection guidelines for educators of transgender students in the state. From the Oregon Dept. of Ed. trans student… Read More ›
(Update – Alabama town rescinds ‘Bathroom Bill’) Texas mayor’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ proposal blows up in his face; rational thinking prevails
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 ›
2007 arrest of trans woman for using women’s bathroom results in apology; helps change law
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 ›
Sheriff tells laughing crowd he’ll violently harm trans people and ‘I’m gonna make the news’
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 ›
Portland, Ore. Mayor says no trips to anti-trans Miss., instead, US Navy to bring ship to him!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Anchors aweigh! This is a surprising turn of events resulting from Portland Mayor Charlie Hales’ Mississippi travel boycott triggered by that state’s anti-trans/LGBT legislation. The U.S Navy has a new ship named after the… Read More ›
North Carolina UPDATE-5: Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Boston, Cirque du Soleil pull out; NC Gov. McCrory defiant,
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 ›
(UPDATED) North Carolina state Republicans blows a gasket, kills Charlotte’s trans rights ordinance
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The ugliest political stunt this year does not even involve Donald Trump — he was trumped by Republicans in North Carolina’s state legislature and Republican Governor Pat McCrory. In a special one-day session yesterday,… Read More ›
Are Bathroom Bills contributing to high trans teen suicide rates? Yes.
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — While the findings of a new study is of no surprise to anyone who is transgender or to professionals with a hand in the trans community, it does provide tangible evidence that can be… Read More ›
It’s official, the GOP’s new trans policy: Lift Up Your Skirt And Show Us Your Genitals!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The Republican National Committee earlier this year quietly approved a resolution backing the many anti-transgender “bathroom bills” being proposed by state legislatures across the country. This resolution in effect, gives the Republicans legislators the… Read More ›
UPDATE: South Dakota’s Governor VETOES ‘Show Us Your Genitals’ bill!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE: March 1, 2016 — South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has VETOED the state’s Bathroom Bill! More from the Washington Post: “South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) has vetoed a bill that would have… Read More ›
‘Trans bathroom predator’ lies thoroughly debunked; Share the findings with community leaders
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Proponents of “Bathroom Bills” are primarily using a “predator-in-a-dress” fear mongering tactic to scare parents and citizens into supporting anti-transgender legislation — something many would not otherwise support had they known they were being… Read More ›
First 2016 Bathroom Cop surfaces; Positive trans progress in NYC, NC and California
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Around a half a dozen anti-trans “bathroom bills” were considered in state legislatures during 2015 and all failed to become law, although some came close to succeeding. Proponents, however, said they would be back… Read More ›
Gov. Christie jokingly equates trans youth access to bathrooms to domestic terrorism
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Responding to a question about trans youth access to bathrooms while campaigning in New Hampshire this week, New Jersey governor Chris Christie jokingly stated, as reported on CNN: “Men go to men’s rooms, women… 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 ›
Flip-flopping on Ben Stiller’s “Zoolander 2”
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Okay, I admit I’ve “flip-flopped” or “hopped on the bandwagon” or “measured the political winds” and have since joined the call to condemn Ben Stiller’s upcoming film “Zoolander 2.” A recent trailer of the… Read More ›
State legislator on trans athletes: Show me your genitals!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A South Dakota lawmaker is proposing “visual inspections” of transgender athletes in the state’s high schools to ensure they’re restricted to teams matching “birth gender”. Unhappy with South Dakota High School Activities Association’s recent… Read More ›
Anti-trans “bathroom bill” to be Front and Center next session says state legislators
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Is there a bathroom cop in your future? Although legislative efforts at enacting state bathroom bills in 2015 failed across the board, rumblings for 2016 have already begun. Out of gate in Minnesota for… Read More ›
(10 Updates) Cis woman, accused of being a “boy,” was manhandled and kicked out of a women’s bathroom; sues
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — (Last update, Oct. 6, 2016. See below.) We knew this was coming. In fact, I was waiting for it — more ammunition to add to the growing pile of evidence confirming the absurdity of… Read More ›
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