One of my guiding principles ever since I started transition in 1994 is that I want to be BETTER than the genetic women around me. It'...

Back in 2001 an African-American transwoman friend of mine went to Washington DC to lobby. She decided to concentrate on Congressional Bl...

From an August 2004 TransGriot Column Copyright 2004, THE LETTER -------------------------------------- One of the things that amuses m...

Faith Based Homophobes Copyright 2006, THE LETTER photo-Rev. Bernice King, Bishop Noel Jones African-American author Ralph Ellison once wrot...

Many of you have probably seen the 1990 Jennie Livingston 'Paris Is Burning' documentary which chronicles a slice of the Harlem dr...

Cathay Williams has the distinction of being the only female member of the legendary Buffalo Soldiers. How did she do so in a time when t...

Seems like everything is happening in my hometown since I moved in 2001. The Super Bowl, yesterday's NBA All-Star game, an NCAA Regi...

An MKR Poem What's up with the hateration Discrimination, segregation Obsfucation and miseducation Heaped upon the African nation? ...

An MKR Poem I got the 'I miss Houston' blues Leaving was an option I didn't wanna choose Ever since I moved away I ...

Like many people who revere and fight for freedom and social justice I was saddened by the January 31 death of Coretta Scott King. She h...

And the Winner Is…..Moi! Copyright 2006. THE LETTER Since February is Black History Month I usually like to devote my column to so...

1-Thou shalt exalt wealth and power before me. 2-Thou shalt make unto thee graven political images to bash Democrats with 3-Thou shalt ...

One of the things that really pisses me off is the Jurassic attitudes of my people when it comes to gender issues. It's mind boggling...

1- Don't use words with more than three syllables. 2-Remember that they are used to getting their talking points from Rush Limbau...

TransGriot Note: These are some of the various comments over the years from various sources that I've had the displeasure of hearing. I...

From a TransGriot Column I wrote in May 2005 Copyright 2005, THE LETTER ------------------------------------------------------ Let me cr...

TransGriot Note: I wrote this as a rebuttal to an African-American Republican As a life long African-American Democrat I was amused by Felic...

Monica Is Baaack! Copyright 2006, THE LETTER Happy New Year dear readers! I wish you much success and happiness. I’m celebrating my seco...

TransGriot Note:In addition to my op-ed writing and novels that I'm working on, I like to write short stories and poetry. Here's a...

TransGriot Note: An article I wrote for a local publication, the African-American Journal . Got the runaround on it, so I submitted it to IF...