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

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Why We Hate On Gays

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photo-Alison Aucone Penn State student Shawna McCalla confronts Michigan based traveling preacher Tamika Venyah on the PSU campus October 3,...

I Won't Vote For Republicans

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TransGriot Note: It's Moni's song rewrite time. This one's dedicated to my leat favorite political party. So break out the ...
Friday, May 11, 2007

Sakia Gunn Anniversary

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the hate crime murder of 15 year old African-American lesbian Sakia Gunn. During the early morning hours ...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Christine's Rebuttal to A Reader

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Some of you may have heard about longtime LA Times sportswriter and syndicated columnist Mike Penner's April 26 announcement that he wa...
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Thank You Tyra

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I was moved to post this comment on The Tyra Banks Show website after running across a few less that enlightened comments posted in respon...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

UCLA Research Suggests That Sexual Identity Is 'Hard-Wired' Before Birth

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UCLA Scientists Find Genes Organize Male and Female Brains Differently; Research Suggests That Sexual Identity Is 'Hard-Wired' Befor...
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Monday, May 07, 2007

Raven!

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Another installment in my ongoing series of articles on transgender and non-transgender women who have qualities that I admire. Back during ...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

Happy Birthday To Me, Kimora Lee Simmons and Dawn Staley

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Today is my favorite day on the calendar next to Christmas. My birthday! It's the one day of the year that is uniquely personal because ...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

T-Minus 48 Hours To Birthday

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I'm less than 48 hours from getting another year older. While I'm not disappointed that I am close to seeing another May 4 show up o...
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Reclaiming A Legacy

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The Derby parties are in full swing here in Da Ville along with all the other events around town that comprise the Kentucky Derby Festival ....
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Genetic Women and Transwomen: Can We Be Friends? Part 4

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TransGriot Note: It's no longer a secret. Many biowomen and transwomen do form and are willing to do the work to not only have each othe...
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Genetic Women and Transwomen: Can We Be Friends? Part 3

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TransGriot Note: I ended up running out of space in Part 2 . Question 4's responses in their entirety are posted here. 4. TransGriot: Wh...
Monday, April 30, 2007

Genetic Women and Transwomen: Can We Be Friends? Part 2

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TransGriot Note: After the original May TransGriot column got sent to my editor I discovered a few e-mails from both sides of the debate th...
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May 2007 TransGriot Column

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Genetic Women and Transwomen: Can We Be Friends? Copyright 2007, THE LETTER I’ve done a lot of thinking about the undercurren...

I'm Boycotting Jamaica

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No love It's not right If you're gay in Jamaica You get beat down on sight (sung to the tune of Bob Marley's 'One Love')...
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Arsenioooooooooooooooooo Hall!

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AC and I were talking politics one day over dinner. During the course of our discussion the Arsenio Hall show appearance of Brother Bill ca...
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I Am NOT A 'Queen'

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Me and my homegirl Sharron were having another one of our marathon phone conversations the other night. (despite the fact I've been batt...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

NTAC Lobby Days May 15-17

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I'm going to be pulling the blue and black power suits out of the closet, packing my black flats in my bags and heading to DC next month...

In Iraqinam

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sung to the tune of 'Village Ghetto Land' by Stevie Wonder) Would you like to patrol with me Down this Baghdad street? Would you lik...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Is the Lone Star State Turning Back To Blue?

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I've been saying for several years now that the current GOP dominance of Texas is a temporary thing because of the Lone Star State's...
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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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