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January 6, 2013 • 12:29 AM 0

Courtney O’Donnell: Readers’ Top 12 Transgender Stories of 2012

Courtney O’Donnell as “Lexie Cannes”

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT – [I wrote this for The Huffington Post] During 2012 I wrote approximately 400 articles for The Guerrilla Angel Report, the vast majority of them transgender-related.

[Read this article at The Huffington Post site here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/transgender-stories-2012_b_2361282.html

The following are the 12 most read stories of the year:

12. Miss Universe Pageant Generates Loads of Positive PR for Trans People: Trans beauty contestant Jenna Talackova brought more positive public attention and good will for trans people than any other individual. I wrote about half a dozen stories related to this topic during the year, and the most recent one is still being shared and may end up as #7 or #8 overall.

11. Transgender Student Banned, Then Later Unbanned After Showing Headmaster UK's Equality Act: Trans student Ashlyn Parram is only 16 years old, but she surpasses her teachers at the Giles Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, when it comes to knowing the UK's law on sex discrimination.

10. Catholic School Tells Trans Student His Name Will Not Be Recognized: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis told a transgender student at Cathedral High School that they would not use his new male name.

9. ESPN Radio Hosts Unleash Horrifying Anti-Transgender Rant On Player: Hosts Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin were suspended following their transphobic remarks on the air about transgender college basketball player Gabrielle Ludwig.

8. Brooklyn Trans Woman Dies in Suspicious Apartment Fire: Well-known NYC performer Lorena Escalera was the only person who failed to escape a burning building.

7. Mexican Transgender Leader Agnes Torres Tortured, Killed: Arrests have been made in Torres' brutal death in Mexico.

6. Artist Who Drew Covers for 'The Phantom' Comic Books Is Now Openly Transgender: The comic book phenomenon is nothing to sneeze at, and Lindsay Walker is a role model for trans artists everywhere.

5. Trans? Boys? Girls? Andrej Pejic Is Not Telling. Good for Andrej I Say!: Andrej Pejic is a highly popular, androgynous, high-fashion model, posing as either female or male, depending on the needs of the client.

4. Don't Donate to Anti-Transgender Salvation Army This Holiday Season: There are other trans-friendly charities more deserving of your dollars.

3. Judge Tells Trans Person's Neighbor to Pay Up for Years of Harassment and Hate Comments: South African magistrate M J Thobela told Wilna van Staden that her behavior toward her trans neighbor amounted to unfair discrimination and hate speech.

2. Rapist Acquitted in Sweden Because Intended Female Victim Turned Out to Be Transgender: A higher court in Sweden eventually overruled this lower court ruling, and the rapist was fined and sent to prison.

1. First Openly Transgender Mayor in the U.S., Stu Rasmussen, Re-elected to Fifth Term: Silverton, Ore., voters reelected Mayor Rasmussen for a fifth term. Rasmussen previously gained national attention in 2008 as the U.S.'s first trans mayor.

Thanks for reading, and your comments are always welcome!

via Courtney O'Donnell: Readers' Top 12 Transgender Stories of 2012.

Courtney O’Donnell as “Lexie Cannes”

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Filed under: Transgender, Transsexual, Trans, 2012, Agnes Torres, Andrej Pejic, Andy Pollin, Ashlyn Parram, Gabrielle Ludwig, guerrilla angel report, Jenna Talackova, lindsay walker, Lorena Escalera, Salvation Army, Steve Czaban, Stu Rasmussen, Swedish Court, Transgender Issues, Wilna van Staden

December 21, 2012 • 12:41 AM 10

An unexpected twist in the saga of resigned transgender NH State Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton

Trans woman and state rep. wanna be Stacy Laughton ring a bell for the Salvation Army! (Photo: unionleader.com)

Trans woman Stacy Laughton ringing a bell for the Salvation Army! (Photo: unionleader.com)

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Thought we’d heard the last of Stacie Laughton, didn’t we? To refresh, she came to fame as the first transgender state representative elected to the New Hampshire legislature in November.

However, shortly after the election, it was discovered that she had a felony conviction on her record and there was question about whether she should have disclosed it or not. In the ruckus that ensued, she decided to resign only to later change her mind and announce she was keeping her seat after all. Shortly after that she changed her mind for a third time, and this time signed the resignation papers in front of a local television audience. End of story, or so we thought.

Now, word is Laughton is going to run for the vacant position in the special election set up to replace her. She says it’s what her friends, supporters and family want her to.

Politically, I’m thinking, why not? If she wins the seat again, the felony conviction would be completely behind her and maybe she’d be able to help improve the lives of trans people. But while I’m thinking about this, I’m looking at the photo of Laughton in the article, then I take a closer look at the photo — she’s ringing a bell for the Salvation Army!

No, she doesn’t have a clue. I encourage Nashua residents in the 4th ward to vote for a Democrat with a grasp of the issues that matter to trans/LGBT people, even if that candidate is not transgender.

My recent articles on Laughton: http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/update-she-resigns-again-new-transgender-nh-legislator-decides-not-to-resign-after-all/

http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/updated-2-ttrans-woman-legislator-resigns-trans-woman-elected-to-new-hampshire-state-legislature/

More about the Salvation Army’s open discrimination against transgender/LGBT people: http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/?s=salvation+army

More on Laughton’s new bid to regain her seat: Transgender female intends to run for seat she vacated | New Hampshire NEWS06.

Trans woman Stacy Laughton ringing a bell for the Salvation Army! (Photo: unionleader.com)

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Filed under: Legislative, Transgender, Transsexual, Trans, nashu, new hampshire, resign, Salvation Army, Stacie Laughton

December 2, 2012 • 11:12 PM 18

Don’t donate to anti-transgender Salvation Army this holiday season

There are better organizations to donate to

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Salvation Army’s legendary anti-trans/LGBT stance is particularly belittling to transgender people from a basic human need standpoint. As class of people, trans people are among the most in dire need of economic, housing, food and other basic necessities, yet they must deny their own identities if they are to stay alive when it comes to assistance from the Salvation Army.

One could argue the one with the money makes the rules. But it’s not as simple as that. The Salvation Army has become one of the world’s largest charities in collecting contributions from the public. They succeed at this by using marketing campaigns pretending to do good, especially around the holidays — but what many don’t know, is after taking the money, they attach their own moral views and political agendas to the funds and dispense it accordingly.

Before you toss some coins into a red kettle, consider this little incident that happened last summer in Australia — two LGBT journalists were interviewing one of the organization’s Australian media relations directors, Major Andrew Craibe on a radio program:

[Journalist]: According to the Salvation Army, [gay people] deserve death. How do you respond to that, as part of your doctrine?

Craibe: Well, that’s a part of our belief system.

[Journalist]: So we should die.

Craibe: You know, we have an alignment to the Scriptures, but that’s our belief.

The Salvation Army, of course, later backtracked, including the pulling out of the oft-used excuse of meaning ‘spiritual death, not an actual death.’

Don’t be fooled. There are better organizations to donate your money to.

An earlier report I wrote about the Salvation Army: http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/lets-not-forget-the-salvation-army-discriminates-against-us/

There are better organizations to donate your money to

More about the Australian incident: Salvation Army Official: Gays Deserve Death – Global – The Atlantic Wire.

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Filed under: Discrimination, Equality, Civil Rights, Transgender, Transsexual, Trans, Violence, Hate, australia, charity, kettle, Major Andrew Craibe, political agenda, Salvation Army

November 25, 2011 • 7:10 PM 4

Let us not forget The Salvation Army discriminates against us!

Donate money, lose some rights!

THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Just say NO to the red kettle! The Salvation Army has a long history of discrimination. Indeed, the money you donate, may very well be used against you — the organization has actively attempted to curtail some of your rights!

There are other places to donate — ones where your money doesn’t come back to haunt you!

Bil Browning in The Bilerico Project: “The Salvation Army has a history of active discrimination against gays and lesbians. While you might think you’re helping the hungry and homeless by dropping a few dollars in the bright red buckets, not everyone can share in the donations. The organization also has a record of actively lobbying governments worldwide for anti-gay policies – including an attempt to make consensual gay sex illegal.”

Before You Donate to the Salvation Army This Year, Educate Yourself – Top News – The Seattle Lesbian.

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