THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — One of the Both members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were freed Monday according to wire reports. Both members of the band were in prison for protesting against the Putin government during a… Read More ›
Month: December 2013
Gallaudet University professor Frances M. Parsons dies at 90
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The legendary outspoken activist for the education of deaf children around the world died this week from injuries she suffered from an accident in the parking garage of the Washington, DC condo building she lived… Read More ›
Trans model Jenna Talackova gets spread in fashion magazine, launches reality show
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Canadian transgender model Jenna Talackova has garnered quite a bit of attention in this space and elsewhere — and quite deserving so. While pioneering a place in the world for trans models, she took on… Read More ›
UPDATE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoes trans birth certificate bill
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Update — Jan 13, 2014: Gov. Christie vetos bill. See below.) A New Jersey Senate committee approved a bill allowing trans people to amend their birth certificates after receiving ‘clinically appropriate treatment’ — surgery will… Read More ›
UPDATE — Bob Newhart cancels gig with transphobic organization!
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE Dec. 19, 2013: Bob Newhart cancels gig with transphobic organization. More below. This a great turnabout and an indicator of the strength of the trans community!) Last week [Four years ago!] Conan O’Brien did… Read More ›
Trans woman found dead in Edmonton; Detroit victim identified
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Police found the body of a trans woman in an Edmonton, Alberta in a motel on Nov. 22, 2013. An autopsy revealed she died of blunt head trauma. Rosa (aka Rose, Dido) was Indonesian who… Read More ›
Judges hand down tough, lengthy sentences to brutal attackers of trans people
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — With the sentencing this week of Tavares Spencer to 25 years in prison for attempting to murder Tampa, Florida, trans woman Terrience McDonald (aka Coco McDonald) earlier this year, this marks the third tough and… Read More ›
Defense attorney: ‘trans victim not in the higher end of the community’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — At the sentencing hearing for Rasheen Everett following his conviction of murdering NYC trans woman Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, defense attorney John Scarpa argued that the victim was a lessor human being: “A sentence of 25 years… Read More ›
(UPDATED) Separate violent incidents kill trans women in Cleveland
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE — Dec. 15, 2013. Cleveland newspaper writes editorial decrying the recent deaths of transgender women and urge the police to be more proactive. See Below.) Trans woman Brittany Stergis was found in her car… Read More ›
Student group, Pissed Off Trans* People, ‘degender’ campus bathrooms, face fines
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In October, a group of transgender students at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, were charged with illegally replacing campus bathroom gender signs. The typical “male” or “female” signs were replaced with “all gender bathroom” signs. A… Read More ›
Trans people reach new heights in coaching, labor movement
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Trans people involved in the labor movement are relatively rare, but last month, flight attendant and trans woman Audrey Gauthier was elected president of her local union. Gauthier previously served as vice president and secretary-treasurer… Read More ›
Research: Trans women 50 times more vulnerable to HIV infection
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The Lancet, a peer-review medical journal, published a study earlier this year that suggested transgender women are upwards of 50 times more vulnerable to the HIV virus than the general public. In addition, Harvey Makadon,… Read More ›
UK judge orders man to stop harassing transgender neighbor
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — After admitting to harassing a transgender neighbor, a Blackburn, UK man was ordered by a magistrate to stay away from her. Matthew Mark Rivers was also ordered to serve 60 hours of community service as… Read More ›