The hypocrisy of the Black community concerning its GLBT children has always been a sore spot wth me. I can't tell you how many tim...

It's the first week of May. In addtion to my birthday falling during this week, in Da Ville that means it's time for the annual madn...

By Monica Roberts and Dawn Wilson Originally Published in THE LETTER We read Noah (Tina) Williams' `She-Males Need Love, Too' arti...

Less than 24 hours after I posted the Shirley Q. Liquor article to the TransGriot blog, I received word from friends matriculating on the ...

For many Black GLBT people, Patti Labelle is The Diva. She's the face that has launched a thousand female illusionist careers with he...

TransGriot Note: This question was asked last year on another transgender list I'm on and this was my response. If a transgender Ma...

There have been many women, trans and non trans who have inspired and motivated me at various times during my life long journey to become ...

I get teased a lot about my Texas and Houston roots and my unabashed pride and love I have and continue to express for my hometown. Well, ...

By Megan Scott Associated Press NEW YORK - Black America is in love with man in a dress. This one wears a wig, no bra and carries a gun. H...

Out of all the columns that I’ve written over the last two years, the one that plucks the most nerves and generated the most criticism (an...

by AG Casebeer Published in the Louisville Courier-Journal April 18, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------...

Every so often I get a reminder of the old saying 'the pen is mightier than the sword' and its relevance in today's techno go-...

Friends..I Got Friends Copyright 2006, THE LETTER Friends I got friends My values are with my Friends So glad that I I got friends And...

Ninety-nine percent of the time I am vehemently criticizing anything Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) says. But I have to agree with this statemen...

TransGriot Note: This is the text of the speech I delivered to the IFGE Conference in Philadelphia, PA on April 7, 2006 Giving honor to God,...

I'm in love with twenty-five guys. The twenty-five guys who wear the uniform of the Houston Astros, that is. ;) In addition to bei...

The recent release of the critically acclaimed and Oscar nominated movie `Transamerica' has once again focused attention on transgende...

One of my TSTB members posted to the list last week a comment about how surprised and shocked she was to see how some African-American tra...

By Jasmyne Cannick February 24, 2006 While images of Black men dressed as woman have become a popular part of Black American culture in e...

An Op-Ed piece that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvia Guerr...