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

Friday, December 29, 2006

Battlestar Galactica-Frakking Awesome

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During my junior year of high school the original Battlestar Galactica debuted on ABC in 1978. I quickly fell in love with the show and was...
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Monday, December 25, 2006

Old School Christmas

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Me and a friend in the days leading up to the Festival of Conspicuous Consumption were talking about how Christmas was growing up for both ...

My Comments-Miss USA Controversy

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As you probably guessed, I have some thoughts about the Miss USA controversy and they are rooted in what happened to Vanessa L. Williams. I ...
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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Double Standard

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Trump Blasted for Keeping `Party Girl' Miss USA While Black Runner-Up Waits In Wings Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By: Monica Lewis, Blac...
Friday, December 22, 2006

On Transgender Human Rights Issues in Africa

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From Fahamu (Oxford) Visit their site: http://www.fahamu.org/ December 7, 2006 Posted to the web December 7, 2006 by Juliet Victor Mukasa In...

Pumping Up-Beauty To Die For

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TransGriot Note: Transwoman J. Middleton testifying in a 2002 pretrial hearing related to Miami's Vera Lawrence case One thing that ...

New Game Plan

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Another guest column I wrote that was published by THE LETTER in August 2003 ----------------------------------------- New Game Plan By Moni...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

The Recruiting Visit

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A short story by Monica Roberts Dedicated to all the GLBT peeps either deployed in Iraq or serving in the military. ...
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My Favorite Things

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I was playing Christmas music the other day and Luther's version of the song 'My Favorite Things' popped up in my random MP3 rot...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Zimbabwean Drag Queen Reveals All

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By Lucy Fleming BBC News website Originally posted August 10. 2006 Looming over the audience on high heels and batting enormous eyelashes, v...

I Am A Houston Sistah

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An MKR Poem I am a Houston sistah that’s strong, proud and free I am a Houston sistah that’s as fly as she can be I am a Houston sistah cogn...
Saturday, December 16, 2006

Red State-Blue State

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Every December in the Bluegrass State the Red State-Blue State paradigm takes on a whole 'nother meaning. For one whole week the state g...
Thursday, December 14, 2006

Y’all Love Madea But Hate on Me

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An MKR Poem Black America, I hate the hypocrisy Of you loving Madea but hating on me It’s clear for the whole wide world to see How you trea...
Monday, December 04, 2006

December 2006 TransGriot Column

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A Very Democratic Christmas Copyright 2006, THE LETTER Merry Christmas dear readers. I’m so happy I feel like singing. Dems have got the Hou...
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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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