LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — After being videotaped attacking and chasing down a woman they thought to be transgender, Seattle police arrested Artega Jackson and put out a warrant for the arrest of Marjorie Marple for an attack that… Read More ›
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Texas drag performer’s tragic death poses a dilemma for this reporter
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Let there be no doubt here, any death while in police custody following being tased — which is what happened to El Paso, Texas, drag performer Fernando Gomez, known on stage as Mercedes Demarco, earlier… Read More ›
DC transgender org uses Freedom of Info Act to uncover possible DC police hate crimes review bias
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — An upcoming independent and bias-free review of Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department’s handling of hate crimes may not be so independent after all. The DC Trans Coalition uncovered compelling evidence through the use of the… Read More ›
Trans woman shot to death in Miami — police lacking leads
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Miami Police say Dewayne “Deja” Jones was shot to death Sunday morning. Neighbors heard gunshots and shouting — including someone yelling “give me your purse!” Jones was killed 7 blocks from where Jones lived, reportedly… Read More ›
Killer of trans man Brandon Teena denied appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The violent death of Brandon Teena in 1993 helped trigger the adaptation of hate-crime laws for transgender people in the United States and the eventual making of the film “Boys Don’t Cry” landing the actor… Read More ›
Transgender woman beaten unconscious in DC, treated and released
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I shuddered when I saw this — another attack on a trans person in Washington, D.C. — hit from behind and badly beaten by two male suspects on March 12th. The trans woman was knocked… Read More ›
March 2011 murder of trans woman Marcal Tye — unsolved and not a hate crime?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — This trans murder in Arkansas came to my attention because of a supposed decision by the county sheriff that the murder wasn’t a hate crime. Tye was shot in the head and her body dragged… Read More ›
Minimum UK murder of trans people prison term may double to 30 years.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — England and Wales is proposing measures to move transgender murders to hate-crime level resulting in far harsher prison terms for those convicted.This is according to justice secretary Kenneth Clarke who says it will bring it… Read More ›
Man harasses UK trans woman in library then assaults her outside.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — “Hiya boy” he said to the transgender woman in a library. How many times have we all been in a similar situation? Even though we try to ignore them, they continue their relentless need to… Read More ›
(Updated) Boyfriend convicted for ‘transgender’ murder — sometimes it’s not a hate crime.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (Updated: Arnold Darwin Waukazo, was convicted of second-degree murder.) On trial today is Arnold Darwin Waukazo charged with killing his transgender girlfriend Christopher “Krissy” Bates. Both are from the Twin Cities, Minn area. Judge Allen Oliesky… Read More ›
[UPDATE] 19-year-old attacker sentenced to 5 years for beating transgender woman in McDonalds
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED Feb. 6, 2012: Juvenile Services wants early release for the second participant who is now 15 — see below.] Judge tells attacker: 5 years in jail, 5 years suspended, followed by 3 years probation… Read More ›
Soldier convicted under new Scottish law protecting transgender people.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It was only recently that trans people were included as hate crimes victims when transgressed against. The soldier who verbally abused and threatened a trans woman was ordered to pay additional fines and will face… Read More ›
The Seattle Times now saying transgender “child” assault victim is 21 years old.
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — While there still is no mention of the victim’s “learning disability” in the latest Times report, the My Ballard neighborhood website has been updated and other than a newer report from the police, most… Read More ›
Seattle transgender child beaten with baseball bat
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — “I don’t want to see you around the skate bowl anymore” a female attacker said to the trans child, Tiva Anderson, just before striking her with a bat. The victim was later taken to… Read More ›
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