LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update Feb. 10, 2017: “Laughing at Liberals” host and trans mocker Michael Aaron has been convicted of all 21 felony and misdemeanor charges. From The Oregonian: “Multnomah county Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan found Michael… Read More ›
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 ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — “That’s a man,” someone called out, then an argument ensued while the crowd grew around a Portland, Ore. trans woman and her friend last week. It wasn’t long before someone in the crowd threw… Read More ›
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 ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In Seattle, Washington, trans woman Lizzi Duff filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against People’s Bank for denying her service because she sounded like a man over the phone. Although Duff answered… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Participation hit 2,000 people in the Portland, Oregon Trans March this year according to local media. What stuck me was the difference from 8 or so years ago when a loosely organized transgender march… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — And in the embracing of their transgender daughter Lynne, the parents, Albert and Leigh, relocated to Portland, Oregon primarily for the resources offered to trans kids in the area. The family’s story is told… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — About a year ago, a Denver Colorado gay bar boot a drag queen after they decided Vito Marzano didn’t meet a “dress code.” The club, Denver Wrangler, caters to gay ‘bears’ and bans exhibition… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Marc Velasquez, sentenced in federal court less than a year ago of defrauding the government out of millions of dollars, has returned to his roots — hucksterism. His latest scam — non-payment of wages… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The saga of Portland, Oregon bar owner Chris Penner ended Saturday after he closed his bar after the seizure of his business accounts by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) to settle… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — George Fox University, a Christian college located in a town just south of Portland, Oregon told a currently enrolled trans student that he would not be able to live with other men on campus… Read More ›
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A worker who identifies as gender-neutral is suing a Portland, Oregon area employer after they failed to stop co-workers from addressing the employee as a female. Valeria Jones is suing Bon Appetit Management Co…. Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’ve been following this bizarre story since the beginning — the gist: the owner of the bar left a voice mail message for trans patrons telling them not to return. Chris Penner, the owner of… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Multnomah County, encompassing the entire city of Portland, Oregon, is the first county in the nation to require gender-neutral, single-occupancy bathrooms in all new county financed construction projects. The county also plans to begin reverting… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — After an ugly week for trans people in the news, particularly, in newspapers, imagine my surprise when I picked up from my doorstep our local paper and seeing a trans positive story on the front… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Portland, Oregon’s long running LGBT magazine Just Out has ceased publication a second time. The February, 2013 edition was the final issue. Publishers Jonathan Kipp and Eddie Glenn pulled the plug after 9 issues when… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT –This case is widely known for bar owner Chris Penner’s leaving a phone message for transgender regulars of his bar in Portland, Oregon, then known as the P-club, telling them not to come back because they’re… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [I wrote this for Just Out.] On Election Day 2012, a transgender Oregonian drew national attention for the second time by winning a fifth term as Mayor of Silverton, Oregon. Stu Rasmussen first drew media… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT: (I wrote this for Just Out.) The number of transgender kids, or rather, children with gender expression not conforming to society’s “set rules,” is said to number 3,200 in the Portland area. That’s a pretty big… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Oregon State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian: “Blocking the entire group [of transgender patrons] from visiting the P Club in reaction to rumors that the establishment ‘is a tranny bar’ is an overreaction, is unfair, and… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A Portland, Oregon bar under state investigation for booting out a group of trans people who met at the bar for 2 years, changed the 50-year old name of the club — the Portsmouth Club,… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — What was he thinking? — is it okay to whip trans women with a belt, but if they defend themselves with pepper spray, it’s time to call the cops to report an assault? After the… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: Bank pulls out of Pride parade. See below.] An unlit molotov cocktail and a broken window was found in a Wells Fargo bank Wednesday and an email sent to a Portland television station indicated… Read More ›
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Our choices: A guy who didn’t start voting until recently (Jefferson Smith), a guy who did vote in Oregon, but claimed residency in another state (Charlie Hales), a woman who got banned from a city… Read More ›
This photo shows that PIRATES are trolling for junk to recycle in the Portland, Or. area. JUNK PIRATES it says on the door. Pretty creative marketing don’t you think?
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