THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED – Aug. 7, 2012: The city of Cicero settles settles with trans woman who sued the city. See below.] Being harassed by cops who have an assumption that being transgender also means one is… Read More ›
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Trans leader has no confidence in DC Metro Police’s ability to keep trans people safe
The D.C. Trans Coalition’s Jason Terry told the Washington D.C. Council during a hearing that the Metropolitan Police Department and it’s Chief Cathy Lanier, has “abdicated its responsibility to keep trans people in the District of Columbia safe.” Council member… Read More ›
Finally — DC cop indicted in August shooting of transgender woman
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — This was the off-duty cop who stood on the hood of a trans woman’s occupied car and fired five shots through the windshield. I first wrote about his last August right after it happened —… Read More ›
Pulpmovies Film Review: “Lexie Cannes.” 4 Stars (out of 5)
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The following is a film review of “Lexie Cannes” by Paul Pritchard of Pulpmovies: April 14, 2010, By Paul Pritchard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. A woman who cannot hear is stalked. Country: USA,… Read More ›
Bouncer bounces trans woman from free drinks on “ladies’ night”
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A bouncer at the door of the The Bishop Tavern and Lounge in St. Petersburg, Florida invited Alex Borrego and her drag queen friend inside for free drinks. But once inside and after consuming a… Read More ›
Fired transgender Lake Worth city manager hired by the city of Ft. Lauderdale
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The up and down saga of trans woman Susan Stanton continues as she gets hired by Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.’s Housing and Community Development Division to assist the division’s management. Stanton was dismissed as Lake Worth,… Read More ›
University of Philippines students elect transgender student body leaders
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Gabriel Paolo Diño became the first transgender head of student government in the Phippines by beating her opponent by 500 votes for a final tally of 3290 votes. In addition, another transgender student, Pat Bringas,… Read More ›
Newton, Massachusetts appoints trans person to HRC in historic move.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Holly Ryan’s appointment to the city’s Human Rights Commission follows the recent passage of Massachusetts’ An Act Relative to Gender Identity trans equality bill. Appointed by Mayor Setti Warren, Ryan says the position will help… Read More ›
Transgender/lesbian/deaf film “Lexie Cannes” to show in Seattle, March 31st at 5:00 PM
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I hinted about this earlier but the official date/time wasn’t decided until recently. It’s part of the SEATTLE DEAF FILM FESTIVAL which will be taking place at the University of Washington. If you’re in the… Read More ›
Parents using children to promote fear and hatred of transpeople — are they cowards?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Transgender people have absolutely nothing in common with pedophiles . . . but you wouldn’t know it driving down Mellor Avenue near Baltimore, Maryland — children are holding up signs asking for the public’s help… Read More ›
Transgender women respond to Mischa Popoff’s ‘hateful commentary’ in the Kelowna Daily Courier
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I’m reprinting a response to the Mischa Popoff ‘trans kids baloney’ article many of us have been following. This one was written by Kaitlyn Bogas: COLUMNIST’S VIEWS ‘HATEFUL’ Monday, 20 February 2012 02:00 Letter to… Read More ›
ACLU prompts judge to order school district to stop blocking trans and LGB websites
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The American Civil Liberties Union sued a Camdenton, Missouri school district over their usage of internet filtering software to block websites about transgender and LGB issues. A preliminary injunction was issued last week by U.S…. Read More ›
Portland, Oregon: First transgender state board member, first lesbian fire chief
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — And these appointments occurred quietly, seemingly without anyone batting an eye. And this is how it should be done — selected without public attention to gender identity or sexual orientation. I’m making note of here… Read More ›
The good: Buchanan out. The bad: Contraception? Men only. The wacko: OK okays Personhood Act
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Pat Buchanan was officially booted off MSNBC after a four-month suspension over the contents of his book “Suicide of a Superpower”. Chapters titled “The End of White America” and “The Death of Christian America” prompted… Read More ›
Popoff’s ‘trans kids baloney” article triggers transgender hate response
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Mischa Popoff’s article “Transgendered Kids a Bunch of Baloney” has triggered a hatred against trans people response in that community. Popoff insists he has nothing against trans people and is merely posting his opinion, however,… Read More ›
[UPDATED] OK, we’ll give trans people discrimination protection, but they’ll have to go pee . . . uh, somewhere else.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: Trans bill passes – no bathroom exclusion! See below. ] The Baltimore County transgender anti-discrimination bill will be voted on next week by council members and at this point it appears they may be… Read More ›
One photo is worth a thousand words — Outcome of the Idaho legislature “add the words” bill
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Over a hundred people gathered outside the Idaho legislature committee room to see if their long and exhaustive efforts to add transgender and LGB people to the existing Idaho Human Rights Act paid off. This… Read More ›
Trans? Boys? Girls? Andrej Pejic is not telling. Good for Andrej I say!
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Andrej Pejic is highly popular androgynous high fashion model — posing as either a female or male, depending on the needs of the client. A stunning feat, but I especially like how Pejic throws many… Read More ›
[UPDATED] Mischa Popoff says: “Transgendered kids a bunch of baloney.”
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED May 9, 2012 — over 140 comments in this thread.] – Who is Mischa Popoff? An ignorant writer hardly worth mentioning except for the fact that he puts the lives of trans kids at… Read More ›
[UPDATED] The saga of jailed trans woman Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT – UPDATED April 28, 2012 – At this point it appears the trial is going to begin as scheduled Monday and efforts to get the charges against McDonald dropped have failed. Some 15,000 plus people signed… Read More ›
ACLU fights for Alaskan trans woman denied DMV sex marker change.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The American Civil Liberties Union this week argued in Alaska Superior Court the refusal of the Alaskan DMV to allow a sex marker change on trans person’s driver’s license violates an individual’s right to privacy… Read More ›
Why should transgender people care about Bryan Fischer’s attack on Ellen DeGeneres?
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Because Bryan Fischer is a prominent breeder of hatred in our society through his radio program and his work with the notorious hate-group American Family Association. Here’s what he has to say about the teaming… Read More ›
UK documentary “MotherTruckers” features transgender truck driver
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Premiering this week, the UK’s Channel 4 new documentary follows trans woman Vikki-Marie Gaynor and four ciswomen truck drivers as they work in an industry historically dominated by males. In addition to highlighting the hurdles… Read More ›
The feature film “Lexie Cannes” selected for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The award-winning transgender/lesbian/ASL feature film “Lexie Cannes” will be shown during the festival March 30 – April 1. Full schedule details coming soon. The festival will be held at the University of Washington, Kane Hall… Read More ›
“A man in a dress” in transgender news headlines . . . protocols for mainstream media?
THIS GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Early Saturday morning when I was scanning the news reports about the stabbing of a transgender woman, I crossed several news reports that had the pronouns wrong or in some cases, sensational headlines like “A… Read More ›