TransGriot

A proud unapologetic Black trans woman speaking truth to power and discussing the world around her since 2006

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Apollo 8 50th Anniversary

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Fifty years ago today the Apollo 8 mission was launched just four days before Christmas. 1968 had been a rough, tumultuous year.  We'...
Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Happy Birthday Governor Ann!

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'We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but ever...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy 99th Birthday Bayard Rustin!

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Today is not only St Patrick's Day, but the 99th birthday of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin, who was born in West Chester, PA on this...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Barbara Jordan's 75th Birthday

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It would stand to reason that a trailblazing political figure like Barbara Charline Jordan would be born on George Washington's birthd...
Thursday, September 09, 2010

Colonel Sanders 120th Birthday

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It escaped most people's attention and I'm surprised the nekulturny media pimps at PETA didn't release another one of their ant...
Friday, July 02, 2010

Happy Birthday Sylvia!

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Today is the birthday of the mother of the trans rights movement as we call her, Sylvia Rae Rivera. She was born in New York City on this d...
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Monica Roberts
Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She's the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, the Robert Coles Call of Service Award. the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award, and the 2020 Susan J Hyde Award for Longevity In The Movement
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