The last time I had the opportunity to talk to Janet Mock face to face was back in August 2016 when we were at the Chautauqua Institution ...

TransGriot Note:  This is the text of the speech I'm currently delivering at the opening Creating Change 2020 plenary session To Re...

Woke up to the wonderful news that TransGriot has been nominated once again for a  GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Blog category....

When Creating Change kicks off in Dallas, I'll be getting another award for my 22 years of activity in the TBLGQ movement. I'm b...

"My message to every trans and gender non-conforming person is this: God is love and you were made in the image of perfect Love.  Th...

ESSENCE is the iconic Black women's magazine in our community, and over the last few years I have noted them making an increasing effo...

My multi-talented sis Diamond Stylz is a trailblazer in many areas of the media.   She was a YouTube video blogger for over a decade until...

While the attention of the Texas Black trans community was focused on the DFW area, what we weren't aware of was that some Black tran...

You've seen them as part of the history making cast of the FX show Pose , and now 24 year old Indya  Moore is making history again as ...

Been seeing the memes out there that have proudly pointed out that with only the Miss Universe pageant left to be conducted,  Black women ...

"While I may be the first African-American trans person honored with this Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, I emphatically b...

Sad to hear the news via her record company that Grammy nominated trans soul singer Jackie Shane has passed away at age 78. Shane was b...

Black History Month may only happen in the shortest month of our calendar, but for me, every month is Black History Month.   Our greatness...

I'd heard Raquel Willis was leaving her position with the Transgender Law Center to move to New York, saw that she had posted it on ...

Been wanting to meet Dominique Jackson from POSE.   Now she's coming to Houston.  The University of Houston Center for Diversity and ...

I met Shea Diamond during the 2017 BTAC conference in Dallas, and one of the highlights of it was our Family Day when she, Shea Freedom, D...

You know my sis Tona Brown has been #BlackTGirlMagic personified throughout her music career when it comes to trans people gaining attenti...

Sir Lady Java was one of our trans pioneers and elders who worked with Lena Horne, Redd Foxx and others as the premiere female illusionist...

That was fast. Just posted yesterday about the Pennsylvania Commission of LGBT Affairs being devoid of Black trans representation, and n...