Los Angeles Blade, Volume 06, Issue 46, November 18, 2022

(Photo by Simha Haddad)

Trans actress Cassandra James is a star on the rise,

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Cassandra describes her younger self as a very effeminate boy. So much so that her femininity was evident everywhere she went. “I always had issues in the bathroom,” she explains, “My whole life, people thought I was in the wrong bathroom.” At school, surrounded by peers whom Cassandra felt were already being influenced by heteronormativity and misogyny, it was difficult for her to find acceptance.

“I was bullied,” Cassandra says, placing special emphasis on every syllable of the word “bullied.” “I was so physically abused. I got thrown into lockers and pushed, and ;3'<-.76*'7),-,'51('(801A.'14('(8-'A6./1A,?'$8-0-'A),' so much name-calling. When I was seven years old, they used to call me “He-Her.” When I was eight years old, my friends came up to me and said, “We can’t be friends with you anymore because we get picked on when we are with you.”

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tough love. Cassandra recalls one incident when she came 81;-':01;',7811*'):(-0',1;-1.-'8)/'(801A.'8-0'<-.76*' case out the fourth-floor window. The teacher caught her saying the “f-word” to him and punished Cassandra rather (8).'(8-'913?'B),,)./0)'A),'7036.5'(1'8-0';1(8-0')./' saying, “it’s not fair, it’s not fair,” when her mother gave her some sage advice that has stuck with her all her life. “My mom said something like, You want everything to be perfect and happy all the time That’s not how life works. If everything were perfect, you’d be finished here.’ She really introduced me to this concept of the human cycle very early, and that was backed by this mentality that you can’t change other people. All you can do is change yourself.”  B),,)./0)')*,1',)A'786*/'(8-0)<6,(,':01;').'-)0*3')5-' A81')*A)3,'8)/'71.7-0.,',40014./6.5'B),,)./0)D,'5-.2 der identity. “They gave my mom some really bad advice. There were therapists who told her, don’t dress your kid like that. What are you doing Don’t let your kid play with those toys because you’re encouraging it.’ They spoke to her from the perspective that it is inherently wrong for ).'),,65.-/';)*-')('960(8'<-0,1.'(1'<1,,-,,',1';478' :-;6.6.6(3?'@8-'A),'706(676H-/':10'9-6.5',1':0--'A6(8';-?' But my mom didn’t listen. I’m obsessed with her.” When asked how Cassandra feels about the advice her mother received, she gives a sober response “This was just the information that was common and available at the time. Trans people have always been around, but we didn’t have the language back then. How many books on trans parenting were there at that time How many are there now Almost none.”

It was this lack of public education about ueerness that contributed to both the beauty and the awkwardness of Cassandra’s coming-out story.

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What you don’t know is that I have more in common with those kids than you think.’” Cassandra laughs fondly at the heavy drama she felt in her moment of coming out. “When you are a kid, this pain is so much bigger because you don’t have a point of reference. As you get older, you understand that you do have time and that it takes time to change your environment. It takes time.” Her mother

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“I told my dad in front of my therapist, and he said, Ok. Now it feels like we can get started,’ which was so beautiful. And if you think about it through the lens of transness, isn’t that exactly what this is Finally, getting started. I love the term late bloomer. I am such a late bloomer.”

Cassandra’s difficult childhood culminated in high ,7811*'A8-.')'71.7-0.-/'714.,-*10'7)**-/'B),,)./0)'6.(1' her office. “I went into crisis. She asked me if I knew that some of the other kids thought that I was suicidal. She asked me if that was true, and I said I didn’t know. I was so miserable that I would just say things like, I hate all of you. I want to kill myself.’ It had become like a mantra for ;-?'>'A),'E4,(',1'4.8)<<3?'@1'>',()0(-/',--6.5')'546/).7-' counselor at school. She took me off campus and bought ;-')'E140.)*?'$8)('0-)**3'8-*<-/?'>('8-*<-/';-',)3'>'A),' ueer for the first time. The language I used at the time was “bisexual.”

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Cassandra came out first as a gay male and then, in November 2015, as transgender. “It was so fascinating I

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has increased eff orts statewide to tackle organized retail theft ahead of the holiday shopping season. The California Highway Patrol CHP Organized etail Crime Task Force O CTF is increasing their presence at shopping centers throughout the state and working with local law enforcement agencies to make arrests and heighten visibility.

“Californians deserve to feel safe especially as they head to stores this holiday season,” said Newsom. “We’ve doubled down on our eff orts to combat crime with millions of dollars to deter, arrest and successfully prosecute criminals involved in organized retail theft. This year, shopping centers across California will see saturated patrols as CHP regional teams work with local law enforcement agencies to help make arrests and recover stolen merchandise.”

Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 331 by Assemblymember eginald Byron ones-Sawyer, Sr. D-Los Angeles to extend and expand the CHP’s Organized etail Crime Task Force O CTF .

The CHP’s O CTF regional teams collaborate with lo-

cal law enforcement agencies and retailers to proactively address organized retail theft. Since the inception of the task force, the CHP has been involved in 1,296 investigations, the arrest of 6 5 suspects, and the recovery of 271,697 items of stolen retail merchandise valued at nearly $26 million.

“The CHP is dedicated to ensuring everyone is safe during this holiday shopping season,” said Commissioner Amanda ay. “Through the joint eff orts of our Organized etail Crime Task Force and public safety partners, we are working hard to combat organized retail crime and deter organized theft rings.”

In addition to law enforcement investigating retail theft, legislation signed this year by Governor Newsom will make it harder for individuals to sell stolen merchandise online.

SB 301 by Senator Nancy Skinner D-Berkeley , reuires high-volume third-party sellers of merchandise to provide additional information to protect consumers, to include re uiring online marketplaces to comply with specifi ed recordkeeping and security procedures. And AB 1700 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein D-San Diego , re uires the Attorney General’s Office to establish on its website a place for the public to report suspected stolen goods found on online marketplaces.

Both bills take eff ect on anuary 1, 2023.

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LGBT Californians will see historic representation in Sacramento when the state’s new legislature is sworn in on Dec. 5.

With the re-election Tuesday of four openly LGBT Assemblymembers and the election of at least four new out LGBT legislators, California is on track to become become the first state in the nation to achieve 10 LGBT representation in its state legislature. California’s four out LGBT senators are all serving terms through 202 .  Assembly candidates Corey ackson AD-60 and Senate candidate Steve Padilla SD-18 have won their races, and former E uality California Executive Director ick Chavez bur AD-51 is on track to win his bid for Assembly. Senate District 20 candidates Caroline Menjivar SD-20 and Daniel Hertzberg SD-20 both identify as LGBT , so the Legislative LGBT Caucus will gain a member regardless of the outcome in that race.

“ epresentation is power,” said E uality California Executive Director Tony Hoang. “LGBT people belong in every room and deserve a seat at every table where decisions impacting our community and our lives are being made. While state legislatures across the country attack our community — and our trans kids and LGBT students in particular — California will continue to lead the nation’s fight for LGBT e uality and serve as a beacon of hope to LGBT people everywhere, in no small part because of our historic, proportional representation in Sacramento.”

The total number of Legislative LGBT Caucus members in California next month could reach as high as 1 , if Assembly candidate Christy Holstege AD- 7 and Senate candidate oseph ocha SD- 0 prevail in their competitive races. Openly gay canidate Shawn umagai conceded his race for Assembly District 20 on Wednesday. E uality

California and leaders of the state’s Legislative LGBT Caucus first announced a goal of achieving 10 representation in anuary 2022.

“Less than 5 years ago, California elected its first openly gay official, Harvey Milk,” said Legislative LGBT Caucus Chair Assemblymember Evan Low D-Silicon Valley . “And today, the California Legislature has the largest percentage of LGBT representation in the country. Growing up, I didn’t see people like me in movies, music, or mainstream media. We have seen this change from sports to entertainment to advertising, and now we are witnessing the rainbow wave in lawmaking. At a time when extremists have done everything they can to demonize our community, we’ve proven that California will continue to be a guiding light for our country. We did this together, and I know it is just the beginning.”

“Today is an incredibly historic day,” said incoming Legislative LGBT Caucus Chair and current Vice Chair Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman D-San oa uin . “Thirty years ago, there was not one out member of the LGBT community in the halls of the Capitol. Today we now make up 10 of the state legislators In times like these, it can seem that nothing changes — that we are fighting the same battles decade after decade. But today is an important reminder that through determination, bravery and love, we can truly create the change we want to see in the world. Tomorrow, we go back to work for the people of this great state like we do every day, but tomorrow we do so with a strength and sense of community we have never had before.”

As California’s Legislative LGBT Caucus has grown, the state has led the nation in passing groundbreaking legislation protecting LGBT civil rights — including bills to protect transgender youth and their families fleeing persecu-

tion in other states, to allow nonbinary gender markers on state identification, to expand access to HIV prevention medication without a prescription and to establish a right to gender-affirming healthcare for youth in foster care.

“I am proud to be part of this historic Legislature with more than 10 of our members being  LGBT for the first time in California,” said incoming Legislative LGBT Caucus Vice Chair Assemblymember Chris Ward D-San Diego . “Transgender and LGBT rights are openly being attacked and erased across the country. I look forward to working with my colleagues across the state to protect e uality and guarantee that California remains a safe place for those seeking care or refuge from harm. I will look for areas where we can work together to protect LGBT youth and seniors to ensure they are supported and not isolated.”

According to LGBT Victory Institute’s Out For America 2022 eport, LGBT people are severely underrepresented among elected officials nationwide, needing to elect 35,85 more to achieve e uitable representation. And just 192 of the 7,572 state legislators across the country — or 2.5 — openly identify as LGBT .

bur currently leads his opponent 5 .86 to 5.1 . According to Los Angeles County’s preliminary statement of vote, released November 9, bur’s lead among voters who cast a ballot by mail — 56.92 to 3.08 — was greater than his overall margin. Given the fact that vote by mail ballots comprise at least 98 of the countywide ballots remaining to be counted, bur’s lead is almost certain to grow as the County provides additional updates in the coming weeks, and his opponent has virtually no path to overcoming bur’s current advantage.

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Transgender Awareness Week 2022

Transgender Awareness Week, observed November 13 to November 19, is a one-week celebration leading up to the annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), November 20, which memorializes victims of transphobic violence.

It must, however, represent more than just a journalistic or even an activist/advocacy organization’s effort to support and sustain the trans, queer, gender non-binary or gender non-conforming global community. This week needs to be so much more than perfunctory acknowledgement of this misaligned and persecuted segment of humanity.

This week, this publication and others in queer and mainstream media must tell the stories outlining the very humanity of trans people and urge others to celebrate the diversity and the impact of the significant contributions that trans people make for the betterment of all globally.

Trans people are human- period, or “full stop.” Look at the incredible contributions that trans people make to enhance the lives of humanity on this planet that we all share. Just a short list of a few examples:

Dr. Rachel Levine , Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service and the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Levin has spent her entire career as a physician focused on the opioid crisis, adolescent medicine, eating disorders, and LGBTQ medicine.

Laverne Cox , actress, model, and LGBTQ+ equality rights activist. One of the most well-known trans actors and Black transgender celebrities, Cox has ‘kept it real’ as demonstrated by her words and public advocacy serving as a role model for youth.

Patricio Manuel , boxer and champion athlete. Manuel long struggled with his gender identity, rejecting the many ways society and his family forced him to live as a girl and in the end he overcame his gender dysphoria.

Elle Hearns , a transgender rights activist and the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Elle serves as a visible reminder of the power of advocacy at a

grass-roots level.

Abel Liu , an accomplished student at the University of Virginia who is an Echols Scholar as well as a Truman Scholar. Abel is the first openly transgender and first Chinese-American student to be elected as Student Council president at a major institution of higher education.

Sarah McBride , Sarah was just reelected as Delaware’s Senator from the First State Senate District. She’s spent her life fighting for dignity, equality, and a level playing field for everyone as human beings.

These are just but a few limited choices of the literal tens of thousands of noteworthy Trans people whose lives and talents enrich this nation and globally making a difference every single day. Trans people are sheriffs, EMTs, firefighters, pilots, teachers, comedians; they are parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, sons and daughters. Every single one a vital part of the whole.

Here on the staff of the Los Angeles Blade, journalist  Dawn Ennis  and LA Blade columnist and political analyst  Brynn Tannehill  lend their voices reporting and commenting on issues that impact all of us.

The bottom line is that without the contributions of transgender people, there would be a gap, a virtual emptiness in the rich diversity of humanity if you will. This week we need to celebrate, uplift, and yes, also mourn the lives of trans people lost to murder or suicide because of the promise that might have been.

We must fight against those who work to strip trans people of their dignity and their very right to exist. These last few years has seen a litany, a plethora of legislative efforts to erase trans rights from healthcare, sports, and even banning books that dare to mention trans people.

This week, let us rededicate ourselves to committing to supporting our trans siblings, making sure their voices are heard and shared. Trans rights ARE human rights.

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Ford is proud of its ugly holiday sweaters, but this year there’s the Bronco holiday adult onesie $ 5 . Made of 100 polyester polar fleece, this glorified pajama comes with loose-fitting hood, tight-fitting cuffs for your arms and ankles, and a cringe-worthy design in maroon, sage and cream coloring.

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To help reduce waste and carbon emissions, Subaru offers assorted eco-friendly clothing. This includes a blue-striped beanie $15 , made from 100 recycled acrylic knit and festooned with a sassy pom 18&.149&!":'#"&;1.1#241#.2& SA logo is embroidered on .3$&2,0$9&

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What better stocking stuffer than, well, socks. Maserati’s blue unisex socks $31 are made of a high- uality blend of cotton and technical fabric, with the Maserati trident logo inlaid on the side and sole of each sock. Ideal for outdoor '/.,<,.,$2&1#&241#.29

Inspired by old-school aviator timepieces, the Land over Heritage Watch $282 has a leather strap, rugged stitching and early Land over logo on a matte black dial and ion-plated case. Available with a snazzy Land over presentation box. -*1$#*&E).&-L"$4"#

For megabucks motorheads, Neiman Marcus offers its annual holiday catalogue —a collection of “fantasy gifts”— with the Barbie Maserati Grecale Trofeo S V $330,000 . This fab ride—in shocking pink and with yellow accents— can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds. Only one is available, with 10 of the sale donated to the Barbie Dream Gap Project, which helps provide e ual opportunities for girls and young women.

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The BMW kid’s scooter $120 is made of durable plastic and metal, with a height-adjustable steering bar '80&/18<$8,$8.&2.1#'+$&0#'?$#&.1& hold stuff. Available in choice of two snazzy color combinations white raspberry or black orange.

Subaru offers festive gifts for those fourlegged members in your family, including a holiday dog sweater $35 made of jac uard knit. Other Subaru pet-centric presents collars, leashes, clip-on safety light, travel rollup mat, toss-n-chew dog toy, fleece plushie full of cat nip, and more.

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Caio bella Sleek unisex sunglasses $1,275 from Ferrari feature a futuristic wraparound design with steel frame, titanium nose pads and the automaker’s prancing-horse emblem on each lens.

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