Shut Up Fool Awards- Moni's At #CC16 Edition

I'm up in Chicago for the 2016 edition of Creating Change, and I'm having a blast getting my learn on and seeing everyone that made it up here for this major conference.  We're happy that the weather is not as chilly as we expected, but the Chicago Host Committee is showing us a great time as we get our learn on.

It's Friday, and even though I'm up here handling #CC16 business, fools are everywhere, and I gots to call them out.  Speaking of calling fools out, I'll be adding five more names to the SUF Lifetime Achievement Awards List during Oscar weekend..  

So let's get started with my weekly TransGriot Shut Up Fool Awards and finding out what fool, fool or group of fools get it.

Honorable mention number one goes to Bernie Sanders, who is upset that he didn not get the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign, but keeps mispronouncing the name of the organization.

Maybe if you gooten the name of the group right, they may have felt the bern for you.

Honorable mention number two is a group award for PETA, who floated the offer that if the city of Detroit went vegan, they would pay Detroit`s water bill.

And y`all wanna know why I hate PETA`s racist asses.

Honorable mention number three is a group award for all the 2016 POTUS candidates who continue to spew racist, sexist (fill in the blank) comments at every stop on the ccampaign trail.

Honorable mention number four goes to FOX Noise spokessellout Stacey Dash, who while cooning it up for FOX Noise tried to defend the melanin free Oscar nominees by suggesting that the BET and NAACP awards need to go if we Black people want intergration,

You need to chill with the GOP cranial rinses.   The reaon those award shows exist in the Black community Stacey, is because of repeated snubs like the ones you`re trying to defend.

This week the Shut Up Fool winner is Sarah Palin for blaming the arrest if her son Trask on President Obama and PTSD,

Really?  As usual that chillbilly is just like very other Republican in terms never taking responsibiloity for their actions of lousy parenting.

Sarah Palin, shut up fool

Moni's Leaving On A Jet Plane: Destination DC

The Air Marshal is taking flight again for Washington DC for the third time in 2015.

The purpose of this latest DC trip is to attend the national Black Justice Coalition's 6th annual OUT on the Hill which is cranking up today with some invite only meetings and discussions.

Because I had to handle some business in Houston, couldn't free up my schedule enough to get here on Tuesday for the pre-conference networking event they had last night at the St. Gregory Hotel..

Well, stuff happens.   Something else that is happening is I'm getting up at 4 AM CDT so I can catch the 7;25 AM nonstop out of Hobby to DCA.  

What I hope will happen is that my flight to DCA will be on time so I can be at that 3:30 PM EDT round table meeting I'm scheduled for on time as well.   It's an invitation only roundtable discussion that I'm honored to be repping the 'T' for  that will feature a conversation on Black TBLGQ/SGL Women's Health and Wellness issues,

I,also have as part of my OUT on the Hill agenda besides being in reporter mode,  a Friday 12:30 PM EDT plenary session discussing the plight of trans women of color in the US.

There's also some good news-bad news I'm dealing with concerning my technology.  This will be the first trip in which I've gotten to test out the smartphone and the tablet I received as a late birthday present back in June.  Still trying to learn how to take photos and video on it, and will get plenty of opportunities to get proficient at doing so during this event.

The bad news is that the Asus laptop I received as a late Christmas present in 2013 that has served me well since #CC14 and through more than a few conferences, blogging and road trips has finally died on me, so I won't have a laptop to carry on this trip. 

I hate that because it had a 17 inch screen that was perfect for watching video and movies full screen and I liked the feel and the setup of the keyboard layout on it  once I got used to it.

I was planning on getting a new or gently used one anyway, but after having to move twice in the span of six weeks, it will have to wait until after I get  back from this conference..

But first, Moni's gotta get some beauty sleep for the long and busy day I'm going to have that gets cranked up in a few hours.

Moni's Greatest Song Rewrite Hits-Volume 2

One of the things I like to do on this blog that people tell me they enjoy are my song rewrites.   I have a Volume 1 compilation post for many of them, but the rewrites just kept on coming until I had enough for a Volume 2 post.

And now, for you to peruse at your leisure is Moni's Greatest Song Rewrites-Volume 2.  

And at the rate I'm going there probably will be a Volume 3 in the near future.


Texas Bathrooms Have Transsexual In 'Em

Texas Has Transpeeps Marrying In It

Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Conservative

Parents Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

You Are A Jerk

T-E-R-F's Hate

All The Sabre Ladies

Show Up & Sell Us Out

The Candidates Of The GOP

Please Leave The Abuser

My Name Is Not Steven

The Greed Of Texas

Stop Hating Us On Christmas Day

2012 Out On The Hill-Moni's Panels

As the days get closer to September 19-22 I get more excited about the third annual Out On The Hill that will happen in Washington DC and being part of the star studded lineup for OOTH 2012..  

While there will be some outstanding panels, lobbying on Capitol Hill, policy discussion, the opportunity to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation-Annual Legislative Conference at the Convention Center during Out On The Hill in addition to opportunities to meet and network with outstanding Black LGBT leaders from all over the country, I am looking forward to the two panels I'm involved with. 

One of the panels I'm taking part in happens on Friday, September 21, 2012, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT and its entitled ' The System, The Reality, The Solution: Honoring and Protecting the Lives of Black Trans Women.”

Here's the synopsis of it..

“The System, The Reality, The Solution: Honoring and Protecting the Lives of Black Trans Women” -- For some of the most likely targets of hate crimes – Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people – the options for survival are slim. For transgender women of color, in particular, the odds are even less in their favor. The Black and civil rights communities are shamefully silent when victims of violence are both Black and transgender. Stories like CeCe McDonald’s represent a larger system of violence and institutional biases. Her case is part of an ongoing string of attacks and mass murders against trans women of color. But even in the mist of adversity, this community of resilient, powerful sisters has managed to come together and demand a seat at the table. The purpose of this town hall is to discuss the current state of the Black trans community – specifically as it reflects the current policies of our government, the social climate of our nation and the lived experiences of Black trans women. Attendees will leave with an understanding of the systems in place as well as resources available and actions to take in order to see substantial progress in this community. This town hall meeting will feature an unprecedented briefing of prominent Black trans women who are activists, media personalities and experts as they discuss why it is important to be intentional about including the “T” as we develop the national Black LBGT agenda.

The invited panelists for it include Rev. Carmarion Anderson, Kokumo Kinetic, Danielle King, Valerie Spencer, Bali White with our moderator for it being Laverne Cox 


On Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM. EDT I'll be part of the session “Bloggers' Roundtable: How the LGBT Equality Movement Has Impacted Black America and the Media Landscape."

“Bloggers' Roundtable: How the LGBT Equality Movement Has Impacted Black America and the Media Landscape” -- Since the president’s historic endorsement of marriage equality, civil rights leaders and celebrities—from the NAACP to Jay Z—have come out in support of marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Recent opinion polls suggest a record shift in support of marriage equality among people of color. But despite the prevailing media narrative, research has long shown that the Black community isn’t monolithically homophobic or transphobic. In fact, polling of African Americans has previously indicated that when it comes to issues of harassment and violence (hate crimes, bullying in schools, etc.) more than 50 percent feel that it’s a very big problem for gay and lesbian people. This session will feature a fishbowl style discussion where prominent Black LGBT bloggers discuss how the conversation has changed in new media. Attendees will leave with a more nuanced understanding of media representation and public opinion of African Americans as it pertains to LGBT equality.

Still not too late to register for the third annual edition of Out On The Hill.

Liberals - Y'all Need To Be Scarfing Up Girl Scout Cookies This Year

The conservafools have had their their hate on for the Girl Scouts since 2005 and are now taking it to unprecedented levels.  They have gone on their propaganda organ Fox to spread thir vitriol against them and have even threatened to boycott their annual cookie drive.

As I have implored people to do, since they have had our backs, the trans community's back and resisted the right wing idiocy, it's time for us liberal progressive peeps in 2012 to show them some love and have their backs when their annual Girl Scout Cookie drive starts.

If you think Moni's sellin' you woof tickets on that conservahate of the Girl Scouts, here's the scoop from Media Matters. 



To any Girl Scouts or their troop leaders reading this blog, I like shortbreads and Thin Mints and I'm looking to triple my order this year.  So e-mail a Girl Scout cookie loving sister and let me know where y'all gonna be selling them this year..

Loving Black People Includes Black Transpeople As Well

I said this before more than a few times in various ways on this blog, but it bears repeating especially on King Day.

Last night I had a long thought provoking conversation with a friend who is the mother of a beautiful African American transwoman.

In the course of our nearly two hour conversation she shared with me she is not happy with the current state of African American transpeople and decried not only the lack of positive media exposure for African American transpeople, but the lack of exposure for positive African American trans role models and our invisibility in the larger trans and GL movement.

See, and y'all thought nobody besides Moni was paying attention and complaining about it.  You better recognize.

But back to the post since this one is primarily aimed at my African-American brothers and sisters.

I, your African descended trans brothers and trans sisters, and the people who love and care about us are sick and tired of being sick and tired of the animus, the extreme violence, disrespect, ignorance and disdain aimed at us.

It needs to end in our community ASAP.

I'm disgusted with the ignorant, buffoonish and scientifically illiterate comments on Blackosphere gossip wastelands such as Bossip, Media Take Out, Sandra Rose and elsewhere in mainstream media outlets as well every time the subject of African American transpeople comes up.

I'm tired of megachurch ministers pimping hate and disinformation of us to keep clocking those faith based bucks or politicians doing so to amass 'more conservafool than thou' street credibility as they suck up to right wingers and build their personal political power to our detriment.  . 

I'm also tired of those same Black ministers and politicians who are acting as drum majors for injustice as they have a hand in delaying or impeding trans people from getting civil rights coverage we desperately need or lead the charge against us simply getting decent treatment as human beings.

I'm tired of media peeps such as Oprah who can put every color of transperson on their shows when it involves painting transpeople in a positive light except an African American one.

I'm tired of popular culture that paints us with the same 'unwoman' brush as it does our African American cis sisters and our community being silent about it.

I'm also tired of our community aiming 'that's a man' shade at African-American women who don't fit their notions of what a woman is supposed to be, look or act like out of spiteful hatred of her or other specious reasons.  

I'm fed up with the po-po's disrespecting us and violating our civil rights, and sometimes the worst offenders being African American cops.


I'm going to keep repeating it until y'all get sick of me saying it, and then you'll still be hearing me say it in your sleep.

African American transpeople are part of the diverse mosaic of human life.    We share the same blood ties to the African continent and our history that you cis African-Americans do.

We are proud of our heritage, are spiritual people and want to contribute our talents to building our community.

It is past time that every Black American  and every African descended person across the Diaspora realizes that.


This is a message that needs to sink in today and beyond King Day.  If you claim to love all Black people, then by extension that means Black transpeople are included in that definition as well.

TransGriot Note: photo is the late Stacy Blahnik Lee