One of our pioneering trans women of the 70's and 80's was born on this August 31 date in Britain. She was a model and a Bond Girl...

Today is the day 30 years ago that an ordinance was passed by Houston City Council that repealed Section 28-42.4 of the city’s Code of Ordin...

August 12 will mark the 30th anniversary of the repeal of the Houston anti-crossdressing ordinance after 3 1/2 years of lobbying by 'the...

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...

I had the honor and distinct pleasure of seeing Calpernia Addams again last year when she and Andrea James came to U of L to be the keynote ...

Isis put a comment on her Facebook page recently that she would be appearing on the Tyra Show soon. haven't seen it yet, so I either mi...

I was checking out the Luna Show on YouTube since he interviews many of the personalities in the ballroom community. I was happy to note f...

Gas, has it really been a year since Octavia St. Laurent left us? Rest in peace, sis.

Since I just rolled through her home state, thought I'd tell you loyal TransGriot readers about another person whose interesting story I...

Monday afternoon I was on a Facebook chat with Christa Hilfers. During that chat she mentioned that she was inspired to get involved in fi...

TransGriot Note: You think we have drama here in the States fighting some of our right wing opponents and our recalcitrant gay and lesbian ...

One of the talk shows that had respectful presentations of trans issues and trans people throughout its 18 year run was Sally Jessy Raphael ...

I knew the late Pickett twins , Chanelle and Gabrielle, were transwomen, but I wasn't aware of this little tidbit of trans trivia. Lo...

Today is the birthday of one of our iconic trans women, Alexandra Billings. She's a multi talented singer, actress, teacher and fellow...

I've had the pleasure of meeting The Lady Chablis and have an autographed copy of her autobiography Hiding My Candy thanks to that May 2...

Alexandra Billings is another one of our iconic transwomen I'm looking forward to meeting one day. I'm looking forward to seeing h...

This is a segment of a 2002 ABC 20/20 documentary that features Aleshia Brevard , television and film actress, author and one of our iconic ...

Friday night I received an e-mail from a young African descended transwomen based on the East Coast who I have high regard for and admire as...

Congrats to my sis Isis for making OUT magazine's Out 100 List . Been an interesting and groundbreaking year for little sis. She'...

Today is my little sis Isis King's birthday. Who knew that when we celebrated the fact last year she was the first transwoman to appe...