THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATE: Transphobic article pulled. See below.] In recent days the international transgender community has responded angrily to two different incidents, both potentially impacting the well-being of trans people in the United Kingdom in a negative… Read More ›
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Stranger violently punches trans woman entering UK pub, gets away
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Knock-out punches, of course, don’t happen often without some warning, but Giovanna Del Nord found herself waking up on the floor of a Leicester pub, last remembering a fist headed straight to her face. Del… Read More ›
Taunts, struggles drives gifted UK trans woman to her death
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Hands down, suicide is among the most difficult thing for me to write about, but it is such a huge elephant silently stumbling around in the trans world, it does no good to any of… Read More ›
Oxford University enters the Transgender Age
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A British academic bastillion, Oxford University, has caved on their strict dress policy and adopted rules allowing transgender student to wear the ceremonial clothing of the gender they present in. These new rules go into… Read More ›
Transgender student banned, then later unbanned after showing headmaster UK’s Equality Act
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans student Ashlyn Parram is only 16 years-old, but she’s one up on her teachers at UK’s Giles Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire when it comes to knowing the law on sex discrimination. After Parram showed… Read More ›
UK ad watchdog bans “spot the stallions from the mares” TV commercial
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — “Spot the stallions from the mares”? Yes, it is what you think. A television commercial which prompted viewers to spot transgender women in a crowd was banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. The spot… Read More ›
Chloe Sevigny portrays a transgender contract killer in UK’s “Hit & Miss” TV series
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Exploitation? Maybe. But I’m willing to give this series a shot because Sevigny portrays a pre-op trans woman taking hormones. She’s fitted with prosthetic penis to bring a bit of realism to the character and… Read More ›
Transgender teen in semi-final for Miss England
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In a community that is often lacking in upbeat news, I’m embracing the positive impact transgender beauty pageant contestants can have for trans people and their allies in the media. On the heels of Canada’s… Read More ›
UK: Transsexual people get equal State Pension rights
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — From the UK gov. public services newsroom: Certain transsexual people can now apply for equal treatment rights for social security purposes. This could mean getting the State Pension paid early, or having some National Insurance… Read More ›
Transgender Cambridge (UK) City councillor noted as one of most influential UK transgender persons
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Cambridge City Councilor Sarah Brown says she’s “probably the only ‘out’ transgender activist serving as an elected politician in the UK” after being named as one of the most influential transgender people in the UK… Read More ›