LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Middletown, Connecticut police officer Francesca Quaranta found a hostile work environment following her transition. She then filed a complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and requested administrative time off. The… Read More ›
Month: June 2014
(Update – suspects arrested in both cases) Trans woman burned to death in Florida, another shot to death in Ohio
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE Aug, 1, 2014 — Arrests have been made in both recent trans women murder cases — one for the victim found shot to death in Ohio and another for the victim burnt to… Read More ›
President Obama uses executive orders for historic transgender rights gains
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Transgender Americans gained very little rights under the George W. Bush administration, and were at high risk of losing them if either John McCain or Mitt Romney took office. Under the Presidency of Barack… Read More ›
“Lexie Cannes” (the movie) now available for instant viewing!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Our fantastic transgender film “Lexie Cannes” is now available for instant viewing online: http://www.amazon.com/Lexie-Cannes-CourtneyODonnell/dp/B00KEYH3LQ While the “Lexie Cannes” DVD has been out for awhile, logistical issues prevented the availability of a download or streaming… Read More ›
(UPDATE) Transgender deaths reported in Anaheim, Baltimore and Istanbul
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Investigation into the mysterious death of trans activist Zoraida Reyes of Santa Ana, California continues as Anaheim police believe her body was moved following an unexplained death. Reyes body was found in a parking… Read More ›
Conservative psychiatrist bashes “transgendered” in the Wall Street Journal
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — We’re “confused” and “mistaken” psychiatrist Paul McHugh wrote in an op-ed piece about us for the Wall Street Journal and stated that any treatment for us other than those normally prescribed for a mental… Read More ›
Citing Sharia law, Malaysian authorities jail, shave heads of 16 trans women
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Earlier this week, religious police from the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Department in Malaysia, crashed a wedding and arrested 17 trans women for violating a Sharia law which bans cross dressing. While one minor was released,… Read More ›
AMA: No surgery required for trans birth certificate ID change
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In a vote that was as close as a Bush-era presidential election, the American Medical Association’s policy making panel decided that transgender people need not have surgery to get their gender ID change on… Read More ›
VRS fraud convict Marc Velasquez returns to fraudulent ways while on probation
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Marc Velasquez, sentenced in federal court less than a year ago of defrauding the government out of millions of dollars, has returned to his roots — hucksterism. His latest scam — non-payment of wages… Read More ›
(Update: Paper apologizes, yanks trans hate piece) Chicago Sun-Times reprints Williamson’s transphobic hate piece
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — (Update June 4, 2014. The Chicago Sun-Times apologizes for ‘massive fuck up’. See below) I shudder at the thought of the number of trans people that will continue to be subject to violence as… Read More ›
Above the “T”-storm, blue skies!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Did one man’s ego turn your week into a “T”-storm? If so, you might have missed these other trans-related things that happened during the past week — all far more newsworthy and positively impacting… Read More ›
Two arrested following attack, stripping of trans women on Atlanta train
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Passengers on an Atlanta MARTA train cheered, took photos as two trans women were attacked and one stripped by a group of men who began harassing the duo prior to boarding the train on… Read More ›