LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Aug. 20, 2014. School reverses stance, will allow Rachel Pepe to present as a female at school. From The Advocate: “A middle school in New Jersey has reversed course after allegedly telling a… Read More ›
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AMA: No surgery required for trans birth certificate ID change
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In a vote that was as close as a Bush-era presidential election, the American Medical Association’s policy making panel decided that transgender people need not have surgery to get their gender ID change on… Read More ›
NJ lawmakers thumbs nose at Gov. Christie, reintroduces trans birth certificate bill
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Buried under the ongoing media coverage of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’ Bridgegate scandals is the news that two state senators reintroduced a bill that would delete the requirement trans people undergo surgery before… Read More ›
UPDATE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoes trans birth certificate bill
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Update — Jan 13, 2014: Gov. Christie vetos bill. See below.) A New Jersey Senate committee approved a bill allowing trans people to amend their birth certificates after receiving ‘clinically appropriate treatment’ — surgery will… Read More ›
New Jersey trans woman dies from stab wounds
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A trans woman found stabbed at her home by the New Brunswick, New Jersey police died from her injuries at a hospital last Tuesday. The police later arrested a roommate, Devonte Scott, and charged him… Read More ›
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