THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While obviously this South Korean district court ruling allowing gender ID changes on documents without first having to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a huge positive step making them one of the few countries that… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
Progressive Oregon high school prevents trans bathroom angst; newspaper runs trans positive story on front page
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 ›
[UPDATED: Firestorm brewing] Transgender UK primary school teacher found dead at home
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — [UPDATED, see below.] Lucy Meadows, a teacher at primary school in Accrington in the UK was found dead in her home. The police say her death is not suspicious. Meadows only recently began presenting as… Read More ›
FOX News contributor/comedian says transgender fighter Fallon Fox can ‘legally physically attack your daughter’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Of course, FOX News contributor Steven Crowder doesn’t quite make it clear that your daughter choose to fight Fallon Fox in a mixed martial arts sport where the attraction for many fans is the spectacle… Read More ›
[UPDATE-2 Bathroom bill killed.] Arizona legislature to consider making it a crime for trans people to use “opposite sex” bathrooms without proper paperwork
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — UPDATED-2 — June 9, 2013: Lack of support from colleagues prompts AZ state legislator to drop “bathroom Bill”. Excerpts from the Ahwatukee Foothills News: “Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said Wednesday that colleagues remain concerned… Read More ›
UFC fighter says it wouldn’t be safe for her to fight trans athlete Fallon Fox
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Wary of a supposed “lack of research” on trans female athletes, at least one fighter would not enter a bout with trans woman Fallon Fox over a concern of getting hurt by her. UFC fighter… Read More ›
Man arrested in murder of New Orleans area trans woman and partner
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It was last February when friends discovered the decomposing bodies of trans woman Milan Boudreaux and Akeem Boudreaux in their Metairie, LA home. They were found both shot in the head. Initially classified as a… Read More ›
GLAAD drop kicks the New York Post for transgender exploitation
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — One of the first LGBT media watchdogs, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has denied the New York Post a press pass to their prestigious GLAAD Media Awards after the newspaper refused to… Read More ›
Plug pulled on “Just Out” magazine a second time — transgender column “In Transit” ends
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 ›
Dealing with transgender kids and athletes in schools — mainstream media takes notice
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — An article in Forbes magazine, of all places, titled: Schools On Notice To Figure Out How To Handle Transgender Athletes certainly got my attention! This is another indication that trans awareness is reaching deep into… Read More ›
Judge fines private Ohio club for discriminating against transitioning worker
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In what appears to be a final court settlement with owners of the private Columbus, Ohio, club Capital Club, a judge ordered the owners to pay a $1,000 fine for discriminating against a transgender employee…. Read More ›
Unnamed Turkish trans woman dies in hospital following a brutal beating
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While it is unclear exactly why the unnamed trans woman was beaten, or who beat her, it does, however, appear the beating occurred in Istanbul near an area where both residents and police have been… Read More ›
Trans woman ordered out of court house restroom by sheriff deputy wins legal ruling
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans woman Jodie Jones told Deputy Susan Henderson who had followed Jones into the women’s restroom at a court house, that she had a right to be there. Henderson, however, supposedly said “regardless of what the… Read More ›
Actor-comedian Eddie Izzard says being transgender is a gift
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It was a transgender lawyer that first turned Eddie Izzard onto the ‘being trans is a gift’ view shortly after Izzard first came out. Since then, Izzard has carried this positive way of looking… Read More ›
Disturbing UK gender ID “fraud” sexual intimacy case complicated by age misrepresentation
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A Scottish trans man faces jail time after admitting to ‘obtaining sexual intimacy by fraud’. Chris Wilson supposedly ‘did not tell his girlfriends he was trans’ before getting intimate with them and misrepresented his age,… Read More ›
Transgender ally Zack Ford blasts transphobic Massachusetts legislators
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Time and time again, I find Think Progress‘ Zack Ford allying solidly with trans folks. I especially like the way he holds politicians accountable for their transphobic actions. While it is true he does write… Read More ›
Professional trans athlete comes out, ends up in a licensing controversy
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — As far as I can tell, it has little to do with her being transgender — or maybe it does and everyone is tiptoeing around trying to avoid stating the obvious. The Sports Illustrated article… Read More ›
Calif proposes transgender rights bill for students; Nevada considers hate crime listing
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Both California and Nevada state legislatures are considering pro transgender bills — in the former, a trans student rights bill, and in the latter, trans protection legislation. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano introduced a bill that… Read More ›
UN report says forced transgender reparative therapy, sterilization, is torture
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While this may seem like stating the obvious, surprisingly, this type of thing still occurs around the world, and until recently, even in certain European countries. In a recent report, the United Nations labeled these… Read More ›