THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE 2 Nov. 8, 2013, Jury convicts murder. Scroll to the bottom.) A Cleveland, Ohio trans woman missing since March 27th is the murder victim found in a retaining pond near Olmsted Township on April… Read More ›
Month: April 2013
British airline mogul loses bet, agrees to be a ‘tranny for a day’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Richard Branson,Virgin Air CEO, lost a wager to AirAsia X boss Tony Fernandes, and agrees to dress in drag and serve as a flight “stewardess” on Fernandes’ airline. While I cannot say for sure if… Read More ›
Transphobic fighter Matt Mitrione may be off suspension; UFC fighter Jon Jones calls Mitrione a “scumbag”
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — It looks like suspended transphobic UFC fighter Matt Mitrione is scheduled to fight again, even though it’s been less than a month since Mitrione got the boot for calling transgender fighter Fallon Fox, among other… Read More ›
Trans musician Laura Jane Grace got boost during transition from idol Joan Jett
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — During the difficult days of rock group Against Me!’s lead singer’s transition, Laura Jane Grace received a strong boost from rocker Joan Jett. Laura Jane Grace writes for Cosmopolitan: “One of the first people I… Read More ›
Mayor orders arrested trans woman to undress, photographed naked at Lebanese city hall
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The mayor of Dekwaneh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, ordered a nightclub frequented by trans and LGB people shut down and several people, including a trans woman, were brought to the municipal headquarters, ordered strip naked,… Read More ›
Trans-unfriendly Idaho drops surgery requirement for driver’s license gender marker changes
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In a state notorious for leaving hurdles in the way of transgender rights, the Idaho Transportation Department dropped it’s policy of requiring sex reassignment surgery before one’s gender marker can be changed on driver’s licenses…. Read More ›
(UPDATED) Principal reportedly changes transgender student’s name, gender on prom king ballot
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATED — ACLU involved. See below.) In what seemed to be a certain victory for trans student Issak Oliver Wolfe in his quest to be prom king, ended up being anything but after the York,… Read More ›
Inmate threatens suicide in a legal motion to force gender reassignment surgery
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Oklahoma inmate and trans woman Ronny Darnell alluded to a suicide in a recent court motion that could result if her surgery isn’t granted in her pending federal case — this is an example of… Read More ›
Blunders abound in Georgia trans woman ‘exposed breasts arrest’ — DA in a pickle
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — There’s enough gaffes by all parties involved in this incident for a week’s worth of coverage, but I’d like to focus on the one that likely resulted in spilled coffee by the District Attorney —… Read More ›
Rosauer’s grocery store boots trans woman after she uses women’s bathroom
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A Lewison, Idaho Rosauer’s location booted Ally Robledo after she used the women’s room at the store. Rosauer’s is a grocery chain based out of Spokane, Washington. Captain Roger Lanier of the Lewiston Police: “A… Read More ›
Infamous Comic Code Authority dies; first mainstream transgender comic character is born
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Little did I know of course, while growing up, that the comic books I read off the shelves of supermarkets were cleansed in order to mold young minds into believing the world was clearly divided… Read More ›
Michigan politician wants signs to warn people of ‘bathroom confrontations by men who think they are women’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — While city commissioners in Royal Oaks, Michigan work on ways to get a transgender and LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance enacted into law, a Michigan state representative voiced his opposition by saying that at the very least,… Read More ›
UFC quickly suspends transphobic fighter
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Following a rant that included calling trans athlete Fallon Fox “a lying, sick, sociopathic, disgusting freak,” heavyweight fighter Matt Mitrione was quickly suspended by the UFC. Mitrione: “Because she’s [Fallon] not a he. He’s a… Read More ›
(UPDATE 2) Killer of Orlando, Florida trans woman gets 30 years
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE 2 — Dec. 22, 2014: Murderer of trans woman Ashley Sinclair gets 30 years. From the Orlando Sentinel: [Kentz Vernes] Louis, convicted of manslaughter with a firearm in [Ashley] Sinclair’s death at trial,… Read More ›
Indigo Girls tell Womyn’s Festival to include trans women or else!
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — After giving the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival what appears to be ample time for the inclusion of trans women, the Indigo Girls have drawn a line in the sand and made it clear that this… Read More ›
Trans woman murdered in Baltimore, police asking for help
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Kelly Young died at a hospital after being found by authorities in a West Baltimore, Maryland home following reports of a shooting on Wednesday. Her identity has apparently been confirmed by her family. It is… Read More ›
Fear of “third gender” prompts some Swedish legislators to retain transgender sterilization law
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Never mind a recent Swedish court ruling stating the current practice of forced sterilization of transgender citizens was a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, some legislators are arguing that the practice remain… Read More ›
Human Rights Campaign owns up to transgender flag blunder
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — An internet firestorm created last week by the HRC when they asked a transgender activist to remove a trans pride flag during a marriage equality event in front of the U.S. Supreme Court has resulted… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Transgender Disorder Stigma No More
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In May, 2013, the paradigm for the way the medical profession view transgender people changes — soon we will no longer be classified as having a “mental disorder.” The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) diagnostic manual… Read More ›