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July 23, 2019

50 Cent Torments Young Buck With Instagram Of Transgender Woman

NEW YORK, NY – After a few moments of respite, 50 Cent is back to harassing Young Buck over his alleged relationship with a transgender woman. On Tuesday (July 23), the relentless Instagram troll took the opportunity to clown his former G-Unit affiliate once again.

Alongside of a photo of woman wearing thigh-high black boots, Fiddy wrote, “Rare pic of Young bucks old lady LOL.”


The latest 50 Cent and Young Buck rivalry has been ongoing for months. It’s become so frequent that fans of Fiddy are actually approaching Buck in public to confront him about his sexuality.

Last month, Buck appeared to have enough and came at the Power exec with a double dose of diss tracks — “The Story Of Foofy” and “Foofy Freestyle.” However, they’ve both mysteriously disappeared from YouTube since their release.

[smalltownguy]

July 23, 2019


Virginia school's transgender bathroom ban is back in court
The hearing is the latest step in a yearslong legal battle that has come to embody the debate over transgender student rights.

Gavin Grimm, a young man who has become a national face for transgender student rights, returns to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to continue fighting against his former high school's transgender bathroom policy.

A federal judge in Norfolk will hear arguments over whether the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm's rights when it banned him from using boys' bathrooms.

The hearing is the latest step in a yearslong legal battle that has come to embody the debate over transgender student rights, an issue that is far from settled in school systems across the nation. Grimm, now 20, filed his lawsuit in 2015.

U.S. District Court Judge Arenda Wright Allen is unlikely to rule from the bench Tuesday. But her eventual decision could have an impact on schools in Virginia and reverberate further if the case reaches a federal appeals court that also oversees Maryland, West Virginia and the Carolinas.

Grimm and the American Civil Liberties Union say the school board violated his rights under the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause as well as under Title IX, the federal policy that protects against gender-based discrimination.

The school board said it is protecting students' privacy and has discriminated against no one.

School systems have fallen on either side of this debate, leaving a patchwork of policies across the country.

"Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times for transgender students really can depend on where you live and who your principal is," said Harper Jean Tobin, policy director for the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Tobin said Grimm's case will likely join the "steady drum beat" of recent court rulings that have favored transgender students in states including Maryland , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .

But Gary McCaleb, senior counsel for the conservative Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom, said the overall issue is far from resolved.

McCaleb cited a federal discrimination complaint filed by ADF in June that says a Connecticut policy on transgender athletes is unfair because it allows transgender girls to consistently win track and field events. He also said a pending U.S. Supreme Court case involving a transgender woman who was fired by a Michigan funeral home could impact school bathroom policies.

McCaleb said that "no student's right to privacy should be contingent on other students' beliefs about their gender."

Grimm had come out to his parents as a boy during his freshman year at Gloucester High School, which is about 60 miles east of Richmond and near the Chesapeake Bay.

He was initially allowed to use the boys' restroom. But after some parents complained, students were required to use the restroom that corresponds with their biological gender or a private restroom.

Grimm sued in 2015. A federal judge sided with the school board. But the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Grimm's favor. It cited a directive issued by the administration of then President Barack Obama that said students can choose bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Grimm drew international attention when the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a hearing for his case. But it was canceled after the Trump Administration rescinded the Obama-era directive on bathrooms.

Grimm graduated in 2017 and moved to California, where he's worked as an activist and educator and studied at a community college. But his case has continued in the lower courts.

In February, the school board appeared to consider settling the case and proposed ending its bathroom policy. But many residents spoke out against the suggested change. The board did not take a vote on it.

[smalltownguy]

24 July 2019

50 Cent Harasses Young Buck With Insensitive Photo Of Transgender Woman On Instagram

New York rapper 50 Cent has taken to Instagram to tease Young Buck on Instagram, with an insensitive photo.

After taking a little short break, 50 Cent has began with his Young Buck trolling session. The 44 year-old rapper has dissed Buck over his alleged relationship with a transgender woman several times.

Ja Rule Accuses 50 Cent Of 'Snitching' After Exposing Court Documents In Trolling Post

On Tuesday (23rd Jul), the rapper-businessman trolled his former G-Unit associate on Instagram. 50 Cent posted a of transgender woman wearing thigh-high black boots.

The rapper captioned the post of a transgender woman seemingly peeing on the street “Rare pic of Young bucks old lady LOL”. The beef between 50 Cent and Young Buck has been ongoing for months.

Last month, Buck sent for the "In Da Club" rapper with two diss tracks — “The Story Of Foofy” and “Foofy Freestyle.” However, they’ve both disappeared from YouTube.

[smalltownguy]

JULY 28, 2019

2 transgender women tortured, killed in Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan — Police in Pakistan say they have found the bodies of two transgender women who were tortured and beaten to death.

Senior officer Mohammad Ali Zia says the bodies were recovered late Saturday from a locked house in the Sahiwal district of the eastern Punjab province. He says it's unclear what motivated the killings, which appear to have taken place three days ago.

Transgender people are often subjected to abuse in conservative, Muslim-majority Pakistan. They are also among the victims of so-called honor killings carried out by relatives to punish perceived sexual transgressions.

[smalltownguy]

Jul 29, 2019

Mexico Crowns Transgender Beauty Queen in Bid for Acceptance

Mexico City, Jul 29 (AP) The contestants in the beauty pageant sashayed in red bathing suits, paraded across the stage in evening gowns with plunging necklines and answered questions about climate change and human rights.

After four hours, and a brief protest onstage by a losing contestant, a brunette from the western Mexico state of Colima took the crown. Ivanna Cázares flashed a smile as the announcer declared her Miss Trans Beauty Mexico 2019.

It was the second edition of the pageant, which was begun as part of an effort to make transgender women more visible and accepted in Mexican society.

Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous countries for transgender people: 261 transgender women were killed from 2013 to 2018, according to a local LGBT rights group, Letra S.

The weekend event was full of glamour and glitz, with contestants sporting elaborate regional costumes and heavy makeup.

Miss Colima modelled an indigenous-themed costume with leopard print and feathers, while Miss Baja California's costume featured grapes, inspired by her state's wine vineyards.

In all, 21 transgender beauty queens representing different Mexican states participated in the three-part competition.

They were judged on bikini wear, regional dress and formal wear.

Cázares, 27, beat second-place Miss Baja California and third-place Miss Mexico City to win the crown.

Cázares said the most difficult part of her transition that began three years ago was gaining acceptance from others, although she always counted on support from her family.

She has a communications degree and owns a beauty salon.

Now, with the pageant title, she sees herself as a spokeswoman for the transgender community.

"We want to bring a message to society of respect for the trans girls of Mexico," Cázares told The Associated Press while struggling to keep the towering crown on her head.

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[smalltownguy]

AUGUST 1, 2019

NH law will let residents mark an ‘X’ for gender on licenses

New Hampshire next year will become the 12th state to allow residents to identify their gender with a neutral “X” on their driver’s licenses, the latest in the increasing public accommodations for LGTBQ rights at the state level.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, allowed House Bill 669 — which passed on a voice vote in the legislature — to become law without his signature.

The law will allow a transgender or nonbinary person to mark an “X” for gender on a driver’s license or identification card. Currently, the only available marks are “M” for male and “F” for female.

When a similar law in Hawaii goes into effect in the summer of 2020, 13 states and the District of Columbia will allow for a third designation for gender on state records.

Eighteen states require a court order to change a person’s gender marker on vital statistics, while two states — Tennessee and Ohio — ban altering gender marks altogether.

New Hampshire’s law was cheered by pro-LGBTQ rights groups and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat running for president.

“This is an important step to ensure that nonbinary Americans are seen and respected,” Ms. Warren tweeted Thursday.

But where many progressive groups see victory, wary social conservatives see more change on the horizon.

“On Governor Sununu’s watch, driver’s licenses state-issued IDs will become declarations of personal feelings,” said Shannon McGinley, executive director of the Granite State-based conservative group, Cornerstone Action. “That it no antidote to discrimination.”

A spokesperson for Cornerstone Action said New Hampshire could see in its future a ban on therapy for adults seeking help from gender dysphoria, mandatory reporting for parents who don’t affirm or grant permission for a child seeking a sex change surgery, and the addition of “neither male nor female” on birth certificates.

Meanwhile, the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBTQ equality group, lists “identity documents” as one of six challenges to transgender people in its official materials, along with poverty and stigmatization.

“The widespread lack of accurate identity documents among transgender people can have an impact on every area of their lives, including access to emergency housing or other public services,” said materials posted to the group’s website.

Christopher Jay, who had served as attorney with Cornerstone Action, submitted written testimony to the New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee opposing the gender-neutral designation on state ID cards. He asked if other attributes — such as race, hair, weight, height — might be subject to alteration next.

“We can make whatever claims we want about it, but at the end of the day, as a man, I will never be able to give birth to a child,” Mr. Jay said.

Public opinion polls show increasing acceptance for transgender persons in the U.S. More than six in 10 Americans say they’re generally “more supportive toward transgender rights” compared to their views five years ago, according to a June study from the Public Religion Research Institute.

About 25% said their views are more opposed to transgender rights than they were five years ago.

While transgender visibility increases, legal drawbacks remain to reaching the status of a protected class, along with race, sex, and religion. Nationwide, it is legal in more than 30 states for landlords to deny housing to a transgender person.

“States and localities should also ensure that all residents — including transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming individuals — are protected from discrimination in employment, housing and public spaces, which includes equal access to sex-segregated facilities,” said Xavier Persad, senior legislative counsel at the Human Rights Campaign.

[smalltownguy]

Jul 30, 2019

Transgender hacker, 33, held in massive Capital One data breach which put critical info of over 100 million customers at risk

The FBI raided Paige A. Thompson's residence after he warned a customer of distributing personal data including names, birthdates, and social security numbers

SEATTLE: A transgender hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said July 29 as federal authorities arrested the suspect in the case.

Paige A. Thompson, 33, — who also goes by the handle "erratic" — was charged with a single count of computer fraud and abuse in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Thompson, a former Amazon employee as per a Daily Mail report, made an initial appearance in court and was ordered to remain in custody pending a detention hearing on August 1. Court documents said the accused boasted of the data breach on an online forum.

The hacker got information including credit scores and balances plus the social security numbers of about 140,000 customers, the bank said. It will offer free credit monitoring services to those affected.

The FBI raided Thompson's residence on July 29 and seized digital devices. An initial search turned up files that referenced Capital One and other entities that may have been targets of attempted or actual network intrusions.

A public defender appointed to represent Thompson did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Capital One, based in McLean, Virginia, said it found out about the vulnerability in its system on July 19 and immediately sought help from law enforcement to catch the perpetrator.

According to the FBI complaint, someone emailed the bank two days before that notifying it of leaked data appearing on the code-hosting site GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft.

And a month before that, the FBI said, a Twitter user who went by "erratic" sent another user direct messages warning about distributing the bank's data, including names, birthdates and social security numbers. That user later reported the message to Capital One.

Capital One said it believes it is unlikely that the information was used for fraud, but it will continue to investigate. The data breach affected about 100 million people in the U.S. and 6 million in Canada.

The bank said the bulk of the hacked data consisted of information supplied by consumers and small businesses who applied for credit cards between 2005 and early 2019. In addition to data such as phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth and self-reported income, the hacker was also able to access credit scores, credit limits, and balances, as well as fragments of transaction information from a total of 23 days in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

"While I am grateful that the perpetrator has been caught, I am deeply sorry for what has happened", said Capital One CEO Richard D. Fairbank. "I sincerely apologize for the understandable worry this incident must be causing those affected and I am committed to making it right", he added. The accused faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

Capital One Financial Corp., the nation's seventh-largest commercial bank with $373.6 billion in assets as of June 30, is the latest U.S. company to suffer a major data breach in recent years.

In 2017, a data breach at Equifax, one of the major credit reporting companies, exposed the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information of roughly half of the U.S. population. Last week, Equifax agreed to pay at least $700 million to settle lawsuits over the breach in a settlement with federal authorities and states. The agreement includes up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers.

Many major banks have sought to stem the risk of data breaches in recent years. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citibank began replacing customers' debit cards several years ago with more secure chip-based cards. While the cards with chips are common these days, many merchants still rely on the older, less secure card-swiping equipment. Credit card companies have also beefed up fraud monitoring in the wake of high-profile data breaches that hit retailers such as Target and Home Depot.

The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. last year was just under $8 million, according to a study by IBM Security and Ponemon Institute.

[smalltownguy]

July 30, 2019

Trans woman weightlifter stirs controversy after winning gold, is aiming for the 2020 Olympics

Laurel Hubbard won gold at the Pacific Games in Samoa but not without a firestorm of backlash.

Laurel Hubbard is the latest transgender athlete to be called out for making competitions "unfair."

The 41-year-old has reignited discussion about the divisions by sex and gender equality after her decisive victory.

After she secured two golds and a silver in the heavyweight lifting at the Pacific Games, women's rights groups like Speak Up For Women have pushed for sports being divided by sex, not gender identity.

Still, other organizations like the National Women's Law Center argue that inclusion for transgender people pushes women's rights forward.

For Hubbard, the focus of her backlash has now been shifted to the 2020 Olympics, since according to the IOC policy, she is eligible to compete.

Her critics have cited a new study that claims transwomen have an unfair advantage against biological women.

"We conclude that the advantage to transwomen afforded by the IOC guidelines is an intolerable unfairness," states the study.

While her supporters claim she should be able to follow her dreams like anyone else.

Others are in favor for transgender Olympics.

Even within sporting organizations, the division is evident.

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) policy has no restrictions for trans-athletes, letting students compete under their gender identity.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) policy requires student-athletes to undergo hormonal treatment to compete in the gender of their choice.

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) policy requires transmen to get a legal sex change and transwomen to have a reassignment surgery.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy requires transwomen to have been declared female for a minimum of four years and be below certain testosterone levels.

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Aug 2, 2019

Miami-Dade Police Looking for Shooter in Transgender Woman's Killing

Police are looking for a shooter after a transgender woman was killed earlier this week in Goulds.

The shooting happened at around 4:37 a.m. Wednesday in the area of SW 224th Street and SW 115th Court, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Kiki Fantroy, who police identified as 21-year-old Marquis S. Fantroy, was returning home from a party with a group of people and was propositioned for sex, Fantroy's mother said.

Fantroy rejected the subject or subjects and was killed when they opened fire.

"That's my baby. That's my baby," said Fantroy's mother, Rhonda Comer. "Y'all seen it. I know the public knows something. He didn't deserve it. God knows he didn't deserve it. He wasn't doing nothing wrong. It's not right to go around killing people because of their sexuality."