TransGriot

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

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Thank You, James Brown - For Your Genius, For Your Music and For Being Black and Proud

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 By: Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com James Brown lived his life -- and departed it -- in a way that coul...
Monday, January 01, 2007

The Lady In Red

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From the New Zealand Herald Sunday December 24, 2006 By Leah Haines It's never been easier to convince an MP to pose in front of Parlia...

Happy New Year-Happy Anniversary TransGriot Blog!

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Happy New Year! Wow, another year has flown by. It seems like the older you get, the faster time marches on. It was just 365 days ago tha...

I Have Another Dream

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364 days ago I began this TransGriot blog. I started with a general idea of it being an extension of my monthly column, but I've discov...
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...
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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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