The email, reviewed by Westword, is addressed from Rich Guggenheim to State Rep. Brianna Titone on Oct. 7, 2026. The message begins by calling Titone her deadname, then says: “Whats up trnny? OR do you prefer tron? I’ve got all kinds of slurs, and as long as you keep using the slur ‘cis’, I will keep using them on you, sir.”

Guggenheim was a lead proponent of what became Proposition 134, an initiative to prohibit trans students from playing on K-12 and college sports teams that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. He was one of two designated representatives behind the original proposal, Initiative 70. Erin Lee replaced Guggenheim when the proposal was amended and reintroduced as Initiative 109 to make technical corrections. In the email to Titone, Guggenheim slams the House member out of Jefferson County for opposing the ballot measure, accusing her of “misogyny and homophobia” because Guggenheim is gay.

“What the email clearly shows is the animus toward the trans community behind these initiatives,” Titone says. “I can passionately disagree with someone without using slurs, but the choice was made to go there. Again and again, we see animus and vitriol used against the trans community, which they have realized they can profit from. It’s truly telling what their motivations are from this email.”