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 ›
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(UPDATED) Deputized Texas ‘bathroom cops’ risk felony if they allow trans to use bathroom
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Updated April 2, 2015: Additional anti-trans bathroom bills have been proposed in Texas. From Towleroad: A Texas lawmaker (GOP state Rep. Gilbert Pena) has filed a bill that would prohibit schools from allowing transgender… Read More ›
(UPDATE: Bathroom Bill DEAD!) Transphobic Bathroom Cop surfaces, this time in Florida
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update April 28, 2015: Florida’s Bathroom Bill is dead: https://lexiecannes.com/2015/04/22/nevada-bathroom-bill-fails-california-style-anti-trans-ballot-petition-possible/ Original article Feb. 8, 2015: Concerned about transgender people committing, among other things, “assault, battery, molestation, rape, voyeurism, and exhibitionism,” a Republican in Florida… Read More ›
No endorsement for transgender Nevada Assembly candidate Lauren Scott
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — While Lauren Scott is a great trans role model — her founding of Equality Nevada, and her success in gaining rights for trans/LGBT Nevadans is testimony to this — she has unfortunately chosen to… Read More ›
[UPDATE-2 Newly elected trans legislator to resign!] Trans woman elected to New Hampshire state legislature
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [Update – 2. Newly elected transgender legislator to resign. See below. ] Voters in New Hampshire elected Stacie Laughton to represent them in the state House of Representative making her the first openly transgender to… Read More ›
Canada tries again with trans rights bill, Arizona goes off deep end
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Perhaps prompted by the Jenna Talackona-Miss Universe saga, Canada’s Parliament sped up a trans rights bill that was introduced last year with a second reading last week. The bill will add trans people to the… Read More ›