LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Are you an A-list celebrity? Thinking about coming out (transgender)? Want to be Queen (or King) Of All Media? Only 2 requirements: (1) Be higher in popularity than Caitlyn Jenner, (2) be left of… Read More ›
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Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globe trans jokes fall flat; End of mainstream entertainment trans mocking?
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — It was instant cringing for me when the Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais began his opening monologue by joking about Caitlyn Jenner and actor Jeffrey Tambor and his transgender character in the TV series Transparent…. Read More ›
Transphobic man uses dead wife’s 9/11 heroism to publicly smack Caitlyn Jenner
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — James Smith has none of the bravery of that of his late wife, Moira Smith, who was one of the many New York City police officers killed on Sept. 11, 2001. Officer Smith gave her… Read More ›
Noted artist says Caitlyn Jenner obviously has a “sickness”
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — To the point: Rapper Lord Jamar on Caitlyn Jenner’s transition: “This is not just another way to be, this is obviously a sickness.” The comment was made during an interview on VladTV in May… Read More ›
Laverne Cox: Jenner’s high visibility allows her to reach so many people
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — For those of you still knocking our gift horse Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox drives home the point I’ve making about Jenner time and time again — Jenner’s high public visibility, privileged or not, has… Read More ›
Mocking, condemning and sucker punching of trans people — what a nutty week!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In Toledo, Ohio, mega-broadcaster Cumulus Media, Inc., mocked trans woman Caitlyn Jenner by dressing up one of their DJs in drag and posing as her in the now-iconic Vanity Fair image, and plastering it… 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 ›
Anonymous forum poster delivers Knock Out Punch to Christian extremists knocking Caitlyn Jenner
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — To no one’s surprise, Christian extremists took to the airwaves and internet with the usual vile and hatred following Caitlyn Jenner’s coming out. By happenstance, forwarded to me today was a response from an… Read More ›
Caitlyn Jenner takes trans community to the top of pop culture
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Caitlyn Jenner? Vanity Fair? Annie Leibovitz? Mind-blowing photos? Is this a dream or have trans people finally arrived? In a way, we have. Thanks to Caitlyn Jenner, all things transgender is on the tip… Read More ›